In the states, every citizen is expected to perform their civic duty and serve on a jury at some point. This week, I am on jury duty. Have you ever had to serve on a jury? Nope I haven’t and since I’m not an American citizen, I don’t think I’ll have to serve on one for a long long time.
2. If you were to ever serve on a jury, would you be able to give someone the death penalty? I think I could deliver that verdict. Course you never know untill you are put in that position.
3. One thing that concerns me about jury duty is what my life would be like if I had to convict someone. I’d always be worried about some sort of retaliation from the convict, or their family. Has fear of negative consequences ever kept you from reporting a crime or voicing your opinion? Not that I can think of.
4. When it comes to convictions, I’ve never even been convicted of speeding (accued yes, but heh, never convicted). Have you ever been accused of or convicted for breaking any laws? What’s the real story there? Never been accused or convicted of breaking any laws. I’m been a lucky Mofo.
5. It looks like I will have a lot of time on my hands this week in the jury pool. I may get called, I may not. If not, I go back tomorrow. Rinse, wash, repeat. How would you pass the time if you had to sit and wait around from 8am-5pm for 5 days? Install lots of games to my PDA, and bring some good books.
6. One thing I do like about this “civic duty” is that it will be at the downtown courthouse. I LOVE downtown. There is just so much life there. What part of your town is your favorite to visit? Why? What makes it so special? I like the College Hill area in Providence, lots neat little shops and cool places to go.
7. I’m not that outgoing around strangers, so I doubt I will be meeting many new people this week. Do you have any problems striking up a conversation with someone you don’t know? Have chance encounters with strangers ever led to interesting new relationships or opportunities? I’m pretty shy when it comes to talking to strangers in public. I would rather them come up to me and start a conversation.
