Still perfect

I’m 39 years old, which means I’ve been a legal adult for more than two decades.

All this time I’ve lived in a society which promises, among other things, a jury of one’s peers.

I’ve never been judged by such an organization…

and I still have never served on one.

Yup, dodged a bullet yesterday when my scheduled service was called off. I’d gotten notification the previous evening via a recorded line and a message that was sweeter than any Wayde Byard school cancellation I’d ever received.

My no-jury service streak remains intact for another mysterious number of years. Apparently there’s some kind of citizen rotation in these things but I still haven’t figured it out.

Let the record show I am philosophically opposed to mandatory participation in juries. Same reason I’m opposed to the military draft, and the same reason I’m opposed to conscripting anyone into any line of work. As far as I’m concerned the county can pay professional jurors to sit full-time and actually get good at it. Like the way that every other job in the world gets filled. It’s called the free market.

Man, I didn’t even get to pull that card.

Maybe next time.

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My name is Mike O'Connell. I am 41 years old and live in Northern Virginia. I am a teacher, a musician, and an enthusiast of all things American.

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