Jury Summons

[Loren]

I got my first one ever a few months ago, AND I got selected to sit on a jury. It wasn't so bad. Honestly, I'd rather get called than NOT get called. It's a complete waste of time to go there, sit and wait all day and go home... all for nothing. I got to be a part of "the process" for what it's worth.

And it was even a somewhat intersting (though pretty obviously open-and-shut) case. Stupid old woman hopped up on pain killers and alcohol got pissed at her boyfriend and tried to get in her car and drive. Backed into her neighbor's car across the street! When the cops came out to investigate the accident, she was obviously stoned so they did a DUI investigation and charged her with that. We got to see the video... it was O-B-V-I-O-U-S. That coupled with the lab results and eye-witness testimony... it was a no-brainer.

On the one hand, I felt sorry for her as all she did was back out of her driveway. But, on the other hand, if she HADN'T hit her neighbor's car, I shudder to think what could have happened if she actually made it out onto a busy street! Ultimately, the law was very clear. She was driving under the influence. And she wasted a lot of taxpayer money paying for her defense.

Anyway... Go, play the game... make the most of it.