Got dismissed from jury duty yesterday

Despite several family members working for an insurance company, and a cop son-in-law, I was called fourteen times in two states, one of which required serving in the pool two weeks at a time in district court. On my first tour, I was within two days of being released when I was chosen for a trial that lasted nearly a month, and it was a case that never should have gone to trial. It was just another attempt to redistribute wealth.

The last time I was called in that state, when asked by the judge if I enjoyed my previous jury experiences, I told him no. When asked why, I explained that I had seen lots of law being practiced, but precious little justice being dispensed. He got an angry look on his face, but dismissed me. That was the only time I got out of it.

After my first few times, I began to see jury duty as akin to cleaning toilets, except it can last for weeks on end and even after you clean up one mess, there is a line of scumbags waiting to crap in them again.