Man dismissed from jury duty for wearing prisoner costume

[SheilaT]

3. I have almost never known someone to object to jury duty because

of potential loss of wages, although I know that's a real possibility. What I see over and over is people who simply don't understand the importance and value of jury duty.

At this point in my life I'm retired, so I'm a prime potential jury member. It made me more than crazy that one time I was called up that from the beginning of the voir dire I knew I'd be dismissed, although I got to sit through all of the regular jury selection, and late in the afternoon when I was finally called as a potential alternate, I was able to tell the judge about my upcoming trip.

These days, as a retired person, I am doing a lot of travelling, although most of the time I'm driving and if I've already made hotel reservations they can probably be cancelled, so I'd be easily able to do the duty. Sigh. Maybe some day.