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I'm So Scary
Today I had jury duty. There were about 25 of us from which they would have chosen six had they needed a jury trial.
When the judge came to talk to us, he said unlike most states, Texas allows for jury trials even for the lowest-level crimes. That's pretty cool. But then he said that although it sounds romantic to request a jury trial, often when the time comes and the people involved actually see us prospective jurists there, they often decide they'd rather make a deal.
Thus, I have no choice but to conclude that I am one scary gal.
I have never yet served on a jury or even been questioned as part of choosing a jury, but I (think I) would like to serve. Maybe someday.
My favorite part was when the clerk (who was awesomely clear and helpful even though her job is probably super repetitive) exclaimed "Your ring tone matches your hat!" One guy had a train-whistle ring tone and a train engineer hat.
Also, on the way there, I helped some Vietnamese tourists choose the best bus stop for getting to UT (and talked them out of transferring to the 10 or 7 like they had planned because our bus took us right onto campus). So that was good, too.
When the judge came to talk to us, he said unlike most states, Texas allows for jury trials even for the lowest-level crimes. That's pretty cool. But then he said that although it sounds romantic to request a jury trial, often when the time comes and the people involved actually see us prospective jurists there, they often decide they'd rather make a deal.
Thus, I have no choice but to conclude that I am one scary gal.
I have never yet served on a jury or even been questioned as part of choosing a jury, but I (think I) would like to serve. Maybe someday.
My favorite part was when the clerk (who was awesomely clear and helpful even though her job is probably super repetitive) exclaimed "Your ring tone matches your hat!" One guy had a train-whistle ring tone and a train engineer hat.
Also, on the way there, I helped some Vietnamese tourists choose the best bus stop for getting to UT (and talked them out of transferring to the 10 or 7 like they had planned because our bus took us right onto campus). So that was good, too.