bookslover
Puritan Board Doctor
I'm typing this post from the jury room in Bellflower, California. I'm doing my "one day or one trial," per the norm here in California.
This is the second time I've done JD in about 3 years. When they say that people are randomly selected for this, they lie! Considering the number of adults in Los Angeles County, you shouldn't have to do jury duty more than once in your entire life...
Just above my head, on the wall above where I'm typing, is this sign: "Advisement: The internet access in the Jury Assembly Room is a publlic service offered by the Superior Court for jurors to use while on jury service. The following sites are prohibited, per Court policy: adult/mature content, gambling, hacking, intimate apparel/swimsuit, nudity, personals/dating, phishing and p0rnography. Any sexually suggestive, offenseive, violent, hate-related, obscene, exploitative, or pornographic sites are prohibited. Jurors seen using or accessing such sites will be asked to discontinue the use of the internet and may be subject to civil or criminal penalties."
, these people aren't any fun at all.
I guess it would take a large amount of chutzpah to hack into someone's bank account from a computer in a Superior Court building. (heh)
I haven't been called for a jury pool yet. Like everyone else here, I'm hoping to sneak through my day without being called. We'll see.
I notice that the court system calls it "jury service" while everyone else calls it "jury duty". It's all in the nuances...
It's lunchtime, but it's too hot to go out wandering around Beautiful Downtown Bellflower looking for something to eat. I can live off my fat until I get home.
I first did juty duty in 1971, almost 40 years ago, so I'm an old hand at this. In the olden days, you had to show up and sit, all day every day for five solid days. It's much better now, believe me. I've been to courthouses in Long Beach (the most decrepit), Norwalk (the best one), Compton, and now Bellflower. I've never had to go to downtown LA yet, for which I'm thankful.
Believe it or not, there are more than 600 courtrooms for the Superior Courts in Los Angeles County.
Well, that's enough rambling for now. More later, hopefully...
This is the second time I've done JD in about 3 years. When they say that people are randomly selected for this, they lie! Considering the number of adults in Los Angeles County, you shouldn't have to do jury duty more than once in your entire life...
Just above my head, on the wall above where I'm typing, is this sign: "Advisement: The internet access in the Jury Assembly Room is a publlic service offered by the Superior Court for jurors to use while on jury service. The following sites are prohibited, per Court policy: adult/mature content, gambling, hacking, intimate apparel/swimsuit, nudity, personals/dating, phishing and p0rnography. Any sexually suggestive, offenseive, violent, hate-related, obscene, exploitative, or pornographic sites are prohibited. Jurors seen using or accessing such sites will be asked to discontinue the use of the internet and may be subject to civil or criminal penalties."
, these people aren't any fun at all.
I guess it would take a large amount of chutzpah to hack into someone's bank account from a computer in a Superior Court building. (heh)
I haven't been called for a jury pool yet. Like everyone else here, I'm hoping to sneak through my day without being called. We'll see.
I notice that the court system calls it "jury service" while everyone else calls it "jury duty". It's all in the nuances...
It's lunchtime, but it's too hot to go out wandering around Beautiful Downtown Bellflower looking for something to eat. I can live off my fat until I get home.
I first did juty duty in 1971, almost 40 years ago, so I'm an old hand at this. In the olden days, you had to show up and sit, all day every day for five solid days. It's much better now, believe me. I've been to courthouses in Long Beach (the most decrepit), Norwalk (the best one), Compton, and now Bellflower. I've never had to go to downtown LA yet, for which I'm thankful.
Believe it or not, there are more than 600 courtrooms for the Superior Courts in Los Angeles County.
Well, that's enough rambling for now. More later, hopefully...
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