i performed my civil duty and was on a jury for a federal case. it was really really cool. most of the time you hear about ppl complaining about it, but tbh at least for me, it's really about the jury selection process that is tedious. if you actually get picked, it's a very interesting experience.
i won't go into the details of the case, but when the closing arguments were done and the jury was dismissed to go deliberate, the judge called me up to the bench. i was like omg wat did i do? and then i thought well nothing, and then my next thought was a family emergency of some kind. when i got up there, the judge informed me that i actually was an alternate. i was so mad cuz i was gonna miss out on the fun part. so it was like 30 minutes later and i was allowed to go into the court room so that i could at least hear the verdict. "GUILTY" i was happy with this judgement cuz that's wat i was leaning towards. this was just like watching a court room tv show. very dramatic and interesting.
so next time you get summoned (or when for you younger peeps) don't complain. you never know if you might be on trial some day and you will want an impartial jury to decide your fate.
