Posted by James K on January 18, 2006, at 12:30:31
I get about 1 jury summons a year. In my state they go random by drivers license and voter registration, so everybody is supposed to serve.
My wife has only been called once in the 12 years we've been together. I lied, I think i've only been called 5 or 6 times in the same period. My upstairs neighbor has never been called.
I believe in doing my civic duty so this is not about that, but I think I'm getting my father's calls too. He has left the state, and we have the same name but for the II at the end.
The judges and I always end up in a fight. Sooner or later I'm going to end up in contempt and a jail cell. One of them badgered me until I finally told him there is no way I am going to put someone in jail for 99 years on a third felony drug charge, regardless of the law. Another had a problem because I said that given all the proven police and prosecutorial misconduct in our city and state, I would have a prejudice against the testifying police officer. And the Last One argued with me about what part of town I lived in. I'm in between. He had my gd-ed zip code. They haul you around from room to room and hallway then treat you like the accused with their guns and attitudes.
I have two physical conditions plus mental that make it unreasonable for me to serve right now. My wife was going to help me and get me a note from a doctor saying now wasn't a good time. But that isn't one of their disqualifications for service, so I would still have to go downtown first thing in the morning present my excuse and depend on the whim of a judge.
so - The point of the story. I went on the county website to find out if I could check why I get summoned so often. And ended up in the disqualification section. And in the spur of the moment I clicked that I was "of unsound mind AND poor moral character." I feel like absolute nothing.
I let the bastards get to me and I Hate myself.
James K
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