The Judicial System

I don't understand the judicial system in Texas. It takes forever for them to pick a jury. Then, by the time that they have a jury picked out, folk are mad and talking crazy. Every person that was picked for the jury said, "Awe naw," And they said it with an attitude. They person that was on trial had to feel distressed because every person that was going to make a decision about his future life was upset that they had been asked to do that.

There has to be a better way of picking a jury.

I wasted a whole day for $6.00 (that's what they are going to pay us). It cost $3 to park and then my lunch was $3. There went my $6.

The best thing about the whole day was that I was able to write some more of Gossip.

The Things People Say to Get Out of Jury Duty

People say some of the stupidest things to get out of jury duty. There were two dudes who just wouldn't shut up. They talked so much that they rest of us were mumbling, "They need to shut up." That was crazy because one of the defense attorneys got upset and asked for a sidebar. The judge came back and told us to quit making comments to each other.

Here are some quotes from the people…
"If we aren't talking like you and I are talking now, I will be sleep on you. I get bored easily and you will hear me snoring."
"I can't believe just one witness. It is human nature to lie."
"I just don't want to."
"I don't believe in giving anyone probation for murder."

Here's a question... Why would you ask a person who does not speak or understand English to serve on a jury?

All Day Long!

I had jury duty today.

First of all, I had to drive from Coppell to Dallas. That took over an hour. That is ridiculous. Half of Coppell is in Dallas County and the other half is in Denton County. I be glad when we get out of Coppell (Ebonically speaking). But that's another story.

I was downtown all day. I was in the Central Jury Room for close to an hour. We had to watch a film and then we had to wait to be called. While waiting, I was able to write some on the Gossip Story.

My number was called to go to a court area. That took forever. When I got up to the area, there were already 100 people in the little enclosed area. It was hot up in that area. I had to go out into the open hallway because I didn't want my allergies to act up. The wait was over an hour and a half.

We got called into the courtroom. The case was a murder case. There was a good chance that I wasn't going to get picked for the jury because of where I was sitting in the gallery.

The judge talked for too long, asking questions and explaining stuff. We were dismissed for lunch.

They were late calling us back into the courtroom after lunch. Get this… I had to go to the restroom. I was trying to wait and see if they were going to call us back into the courtroom. I kept thinking, "The moment that I go to the restroom, they are gonna call us back into court." I couldn't wait any longer, so I went to the restroom. I was late getting back into the courtroom and the judge decided to call me out in front of everyone. Someone told me, "They called us back in just after you left to go to the restroom." Ain't that some bull?

So, the rest of the afternoon was boring. Two people on my row were picked to be a part of the jury. I didn't, I guess because they had already picked two women before me.