it's over
Dead quiet in the jury room. Everyone sat around reading their newspapers or books, listening to their iPods, or texting on their phones. The television sets were all turned off. You could hear a pin drop.
We were all bored out of our minds.
Then the guy gets up on the P.A. and announces that the remaining court cases have been filled for the day, so we've fulfilled our jury duty service for the year.
I've never SEEN a celebration erupt like this before. It was like V-J Day in New York City at the end of World War 2. Cheering, applauding, hugging, tears of joy streaming down the faces of those who'd lost so much and demanded so little.
It was like that. Only more emotional. I immediately headed home and fell asleep. Never ever EVER mix a lack of sleep with boredom. It's not fun.
Lastly, I have to share this with you. This is on the wall in the Jury Room at the Van Nuys Courthouse.
Jerry Bruckheimer. Is. A. Juror.
I love Los Angeles.
We were all bored out of our minds.
Then the guy gets up on the P.A. and announces that the remaining court cases have been filled for the day, so we've fulfilled our jury duty service for the year.
I've never SEEN a celebration erupt like this before. It was like V-J Day in New York City at the end of World War 2. Cheering, applauding, hugging, tears of joy streaming down the faces of those who'd lost so much and demanded so little.
It was like that. Only more emotional. I immediately headed home and fell asleep. Never ever EVER mix a lack of sleep with boredom. It's not fun.
Lastly, I have to share this with you. This is on the wall in the Jury Room at the Van Nuys Courthouse.
Jerry Bruckheimer. Is. A. Juror.
I love Los Angeles.
posted by Eugene at 6:30 PM
1 Comments:
I wonder if I could get my signed photo posted in the Santa Ana/ Orange County courts. I've done jury duty three times down there, and twice here in Fullerton. This last time I actually served on a jury for three weeks, by the end of it all three suspects pled out. So I learned a lot about the trial system, what "experts" think defines a gang member. And how three very strong looking boys, can look very scared.
Someday, I plan on turin it all into a movie script. Don't know if it will be animated.
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