My OperaJury Duty
Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:43:20 PM
OK. The editor received a notice for jury duty. Happens every two years. In 30 years, he's actually served once, but as an "alternate". That's because one of the questions is "have you seen a felony?" and the answer, if you live in these parts, it "yes", if not "once a week". But even with a "yes" on the "have you seen", the court folks still seemed to want another warm body. Then, when they found out where the editor lived, the just let him go.
At the top of form, a notice says that one can fill out the questionnaire on-line at such and such a url. He tried. Got a "500 server error" after some servelet spit out a 503 about bad parameters. Usually that means that the website still needs work. So he went back to doing it by hand.
Over the years, the jury duty thing has gotten easier than it used to be. Which is to say that the jurors are now treated more like sheep and less like cattle. Just kidding. Obviously, one has to assemble a lot of people, get certain rules in their head, and ship them out in bunches to the various courtrooms. Many of the people are less prone to follow instructions than the majority, but most finally get the drill. The staff has actually made the waiting process before being called relatively comfortable. Not joyous, just comfortable.
At the top of form, a notice says that one can fill out the questionnaire on-line at such and such a url. He tried. Got a "500 server error" after some servelet spit out a 503 about bad parameters. Usually that means that the website still needs work. So he went back to doing it by hand.
Over the years, the jury duty thing has gotten easier than it used to be. Which is to say that the jurors are now treated more like sheep and less like cattle. Just kidding. Obviously, one has to assemble a lot of people, get certain rules in their head, and ship them out in bunches to the various courtrooms. Many of the people are less prone to follow instructions than the majority, but most finally get the drill. The staff has actually made the waiting process before being called relatively comfortable. Not joyous, just comfortable.
