Guilty As Charged
Just as I was starting to enjoy my freshly potted lavender and other plantings, the mail arrived. That in itself is no great revelation but secreted away between the bills and ever-present two-for-one coupons was the governmental communique that many hope will arrive in someone elses mailbox...a Jury Summons. It's not that I wish to shirk my civic responsibility and heaven knows that I finally have a job where my employer no longer grills ME like a common criminal to ascertain whether I am telling him the truth about my summons. The "problem" actually stems from the system itself. I live in a location that is near no less than THREE superior court jurisdictions and inevitably, I am always called to report to the one furthest from my home and of course, the most congested and difficult place in which to even find a parking spot. Now I realize that I should feel ashamed of myself for thinking only of my inconvienence, especially when I am SURE that the criminals at that location contribute their fair share to the crime sprees regardless of how inconvienent they are to commit. It's just that I figure...if I'm going to have the day off from work (and possibly more), couldn't I just ponder the fate of the criminals that live near me? Isn't that more of a "judgement by peers" system?!
Today's Quote:
Jury—A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health, and business engagements, have failed to fool him.-H.L. (Henry Lewis) Mencken
6:45:03 PM 
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