Originally Posted by Mari

HI,
I can make a list about why jury duty is stressful:
1 we start in the early morning
2 I have to drive across town to an unfamiliar partking garage.
3 I have to follow lots of rules about dress code, what I am allowed to bring, what rooms I am allowed to use
4 The court workers get snappy when people do not follow what seems to them to be simple rules
5 I have to deal with people in this unusual environment
6 Lawyers and cops make me nervous
7 The buildings and rooms themselves are designed to be intimidating
8 The last time I was in court was a few months after 9-11 to decide on a case involving someone being on the wrong side of the air port. The judge asked people if they felt too upset about 9-11 to stay on the jury. I stayed. But the defense lawyer asked me if I was more likely to believe cops then not believe cops. I said that cops lie. I told the truth and got to go home but I felt wrung out.

M