It's a Monday Mission
1. In the states, every citizen is expected to perform their civic duty and serve on a jury at some point. This week, I am on jury duty. Have you ever had to serve on a jury?
Nope. I did get a forwarded letter once, from the county court where I grew up, very upset that I didnt show up for jury duty. But, I had gotten no notice, and I hadn't lived there for years, or even voted there in years. So, I had to send them a letter back saying "You goofed. I'm not a resident."
2. If you were to ever serve on a jury, would you be able to give someone the death penalty?
Doubtful.
3. One thing that concerns me about jury duty is what my life would be like if I had to convict someone. I'd always be worried about some sort of retaliation from the convict, or their family. Has fear of negative consequences ever kept you from reporting a crime or voicing your opinion?
Yeah, it has. Truthfully, it's more on the reporting a crime side. I just made his life miserable instead. I'm fairly free with opinions, except at work.
4. When it comes to convictions, I've never even been convicted of speeding (accused yes, but heh, never convicted). Have you ever been accused of or convicted for breaking any laws? What's the real story there?
Yeah, sure. Speeding. 5 times. And running a stop light (which I swear to this day was YELLOW)... that was on my birthday so that sucked. I've been accused of a LOT more, and maybe I'll blog about that later. The accusations were all back when I was in high school.
5. It looks like I will have a lot of time on my hands this week in the jury pool. I may get called, I may not. If not, I go back tomorrow. Rinse, wash, repeat. How would you pass the time if you had to sit and wait around from 8am-5pm for 5 days?
I imagine, without the web, I'd be doing a lot of studying or just reading.
6. One thing I do like about this "civic duty" is that it will be at the downtown courthouse. I LOVE downtown. There is just so much life there. What part of your town is your favorite to visit? Why? What makes it so special?
Downtown is fun since nobody really goes there who doesn't work there. There's plenty of good restaurants and bars, coffee shops, parks and such. And of course, the statehouse, the art museum, and a few galleries.
7. I'm not that outgoing around strangers, so I doubt I will be meeting many new people this week. Do you have any problems striking up a conversation with someone you don't know? Have chance encounters with strangers ever led to interesting new relationships or opportunities?
Um, friendships, yes, I suppose. I mean, that's how I met my friend Jay, as far as he and I can remember. I'm really shy without liquor, and really the opposite with it.
BONUS: So if I tell you that you're really something baby, will you stay or will you go away ?
I'll go away. But maybe come back later.
