Coles Notes: There was a darbday who went AWOL in the afternoon session of jury duty. In Ontario, a person who does not appear after receiving a jury summons could be convicted of contempt and receive a fine of up to $1,000 or up to 30 days in jail.
darbday;252643 wrotedamn i should prob send this in....what if i feel our legal system is fundamentally flawed
I went to Milton Rock country again, this time to attend the Superior Court of Justice for jury duty. There was nowhere near enough parking so a lot of people had to park at the plaza across and hope that our cars didn't get towed away. There is a lot of construction going on in Milton, which included a sign not to cross at the traffic light intersection so a lot of us had to keep jaywalking throughout the day, hoping not to get hit in the busy roadway.
The line-up outside was long and I felt like I was lining up again for Madonna tickets. I finally get to the security area, but am told that I have to go back to my car to leave my mini Swiss Army key holder. I play Frogger across the road again and manage not to get hit.
I expected a lot of waiting, so I brought along my Ed Miller autographed poker book to read. After a lot of waiting, I felt too sleepy to read the book so I took a power nap.
Some people had excuses, but the judge would usually tell them to come back the next day or a future month. The first darbday wannabe was saying that there was a police arrest involving his family and was giving the judge his opinion about the arrest, but the judge said that she's not interested in his opinion. :p Another guy tried to get out by saying that his wife is pregnant, and the judge told him that is not an extreme enough reason to be excused.
After another long wait after the supposed one-hour lunch break, the second batch of 20 potential jurors were called out. When #19's juror number was called out, nobody answered and the Sheriff went hunting for the second darbday wannabe. He had signed in during the morning, but now had left the building.
After waiting around for more than six hours, some people started going on tilt towards the end, but Ed Miller kept me occupied. Most of us have to go back again. I understand the complainants wondering about the seeming inefficiency. For me, it was like waiting for hours at Fallsview Casino after signing up for the intial WPT satellite of the day so I've learnt to bring something to read or take a nap. I wish there was another forumer there so that we can play heads-up poker to pass the hours of waiting....