Don't Try to Get Out of Jury Duty, It's Tacky

There is no quicker way to lose my respect than to tell me you’re trying to get out of jury duty if you’ve never served on one in your life and there is no other reason other than mild to moderate inconvenience.

You can pump this law full of steroids, as it were, if you complain, ever, in any way shape or form about any aspect of the criminal justice system.

Folks, let me tell you, the criminal justice system isn’t abstract from your jury summons. It is your jury summons.

Grow up !

The stuff doesn’t grow on trees, criminal justice. It doesn’t flow down the mountain like rain water. Yes, there are passages in the Old Testament that ask for that. But the asker is prepared to be a part of that, not just a key board warrior on social media or a wine mom.

And once you’re on a jury, that’s another conversation for us. You have to pull your weight for justice. You have to pay attention. You have to be a model for the other jurors who may not be as mature as you are. You have to be willing to argue and discuss, not merely to avoid disagreement.

Not much makes me angrier than learning that someone I used to respect is just a friggin free-loader in our system of government.

Knock it off, if it’s you.

How about this: don’t say a damn thing about so-called Black History month. Don’t let an ad influence your buy if it has any Black History month stuff in it (the kind that has nothing to do with history, but with influencing your purchase in the present).

Go to jury duty next time, gladly. That’s what you can do.

Luke for Trp.