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
