Cocaine Princess here.
I'm going through my mail today when something interesting caught my eye. A letter addressed to me from the Ministry of the Attorney General. I open it up and oh my god, I've been summoned to appear for jury duty!!!! I gave the letter to 'A' and told her to put it through the shredder. She informed me I could be penalized if I don't show up. 'Oh yeah, says who?' I asked. She showed me the letter and written to one side: AS A JUROR, IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND YOU WILL BE LIABLE TO THE PENALTIES PROVIDED BY THE JURIES ACT.
Attached to the letter was a pamphlet of FAQs regarding jury duty. One of them stated 'WHAT IF ATTENDING JURY DUTY CAUSES SERIOUS HARDSHIP? Answer: IF THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TIME FOR YOU TO ATTEND BECAUSE OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS, SCHOOLING OR PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU CAN MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING STATING THE HARDSHIP AND YOU MAYBE ELIGIBLE TO BE EXCUSED OR BE ALLOWED TO COME BACK AT A LATER DATE. I'm not scheduled to appear until next month. I showed 'A' how busy my schedule in April is. 'I don't think missing a pedicure appointment qualifies as a serious hardship,' she said. 'It is for me,' I replied back. 'If I get picked I could be on jury duty for up to 30 days or more and April means wearing open-toed sandals. I can't walk around in public with chipped toe nail polish. If that's not a serious hardship I don't know what is. This is all your fault.' 'My fault?' A said. 'How is this my fault?' she asked. 'You're the one who encouraged me to vote in the last election. If I hadn't I would have never received this letter,' I stated waving it in front of her. 'The person I voted for didn't even win.' Maybe you won't get picked,' she said trying to cheer me up. There's got to be a way out of this I thought to myself. I've only been to court once and I have no recollection of it. I was 9 months old and I was being sworn in with my mom and 'A' as Canadian citizens.
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
8 comments:
Having a smart, articulate and talented person such as yourself in the jury pool is an asset to the lawyers, the parties, and the court system.
Please go, you'll have some interesting things to write about, I'm sure!
Blimey Jury duty eh! Don't you think it would be really interesting, especially if it was a high profile case like a murder or something!
That's so kind of you SFL.
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
Hi Hayley,
I suppose it would be interesting if it was a murder case. I guess I won't know until I get there.
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
Jury Duty, eh? I've gotten out of two, but it was because I was in school and work.
I've heard that if you tell them your occupation is that of an Analyst then they'll let you off the hook. I don't know how much that holds true.
Good luck! I'm sure it'll be fairly interesting to be in attendance, though :)
Maybe you'll get a murder trial. Who knows, it could be the start of your next book!
You read my mind Michelle.
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
You so entertain me. And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
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