Jury Duty - Four days of my life that ill never get back
This week ive had the (dis)pleasure of doing my public service and attending Jury Duty at my local Sheriff Court (the busiest in Europe, if anyone would like to guess where). This would have been partially acceptable had it not been for the fact that i spent no time at all actually dispensing justice and instead spent the majority of the week in oppresively hot waiting rooms with inconcievably low ceilings (why?). Each trial that came up collapsed at the last minute due to some legal technicality or other, and the one trial that actually did get going (for what i consider a pretty minor offence) my name didn’t come out the hat. So, there we go - four prescious days of my life down the pan.
One saving grace of the week was that i managed to get through a fair chunk of ‘Homicide’ by ‘The Wire’ supremo David Simon. A superb read so far, ill give more in-depth thoughts when i finish it - suffice it to say that it’s essential stuff for any fans of The Wire.
Baltimore Street-Crime Epic: 'Homicide' by David Simon
Another highlight was having a fit of the giggles in court one day - what if my trial ended up to be something like this? ………… sadly it wasn’t to be.
