I had jury duty today. It’s always good to come prepared to do a lot of waiting around and wait we did. After I finished returning work emails I settled in. However, I was prepared because I had my traveling sketch pad a assorted pens. There was nothing left to do but sit and draw. I was at a table. There were two ladies at the same table and one wouldn’t stop shaking the table so I couldn’t use it. I managed. I find drawing makes the time go by quickly. Also, when I’m focused on drawing, people don’t talk to me, which is nice if I don’t feel like talking. The judge finally came in to update to us. The cases before the court all pleaded out instead of going to trial so they cut us all loose.
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Enforced idleness is a good opportunity for drawing! I was called up for jury duty earlier this year, and although briefed on two cases my number wasn’t pulled out of the bag so I was sent away too, but I was really glad to see the process. I would have enjoyed doing the duty, but was quite glad to get my time back! Your drawing is looking great, I’ll look forward to seeing it develop!
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I was seated on a jury once some years back. It was very interesting. I wouldn’t mind doing it again if it was a quick case.
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I think the key is ‘quick case’ -the one I was originally called up for was 8 weeks, which was really too long for me and a friend was called up for 18 weeks!! (She didn’t get picked in the end.) That would be so disruptive, but I love the whole idea of being involved in justice, and seeing it work from the inside as it were.
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I agree long trials would be hard. I talked to a friend at work who told me that he was on a jury for an 8 month case. This was decades ago. Afterward, they told him that he had fulfilled his responsibility for a lifetime and they took him off the list. He’s never been called up since.
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Wow 8 months! That’s a real chunk out of your life isn’t it, especially if it is a traumatic one. I could cope with a lot of things, but not anything to do with children, and if it is a financial one it could be pretty tedious!
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It was financial.
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It’s my turn to go in for jury duty today! My beef of it all is – why me every 3 years and my better-half has never been called?!! Jeez, give me a break!
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I don’t know how that happens. I haven’t been call in for several years until yesterday. Maybe you should go buy a powerball ticket Gail! 😆
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Maybe i should – I was released after 2 1/2 hours!! EEE-HAH !!
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Hmmm…you probably made the defense attorney nervous 😬!
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haha – with my sinuses acting up – you just might be right!!
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Great cartoon!
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I’ve been called five times, served three of them and got cut loose on the other two. The three I served on were interesting, above all in the requirement that all the members of the jury adhere to strict rules. Some folks find it really hard to do that, then the others have to be brave enough to tell them they’re breaking the rules and to knock it off!
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Wow, three times is a lot. You really get to see just how differently people view the world when you’re part of a jury. You’re right Alli, some folks have a really hard time wielding the hammer 🔨 of Justice.
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