NightTimeForever
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Just got a summons for jury duty, is there any way out of it? I'd call my psychologist, but I'm not sure if I would need an appointment first since I haven't seen him in a while.
i heard someone say their dad used this excuse and it worked for him, but it is truly awful and i don't reccomend it.
go to the summons, and when they start asking questions about you and what kind of person you are, make sure you say something about how they should shoot first and then let God sort it out later, or that he was in favor of hanging. (ugh!!!!) apparantly it worked, and he got out of jury duty. this was in texas.
on a more realistic level:
...get a doctors note explaining your panic attacks will disrupt the proceedings...
I'm not sure about where you are, but in Canada you basically can say you'll be out of town on holiday or for work and you can't do so. 9/10 that will get you excused.
Wow Graybeard, sorry it was such a bad experience for you.
Personally I don't think jury duty sounds scary, but then everyone is different and we all have differing levels of anxiety.
I honestly don't think the metal detectors and guards are intended to intimidate but rather simply to protect (it is a courthouse after all), and the black robe is just a tradition. It's dignified and somber-looking. But again, I do see how they could be intimidating, especially to people with really severe anxiety. I worked at an airport and saw that stuff all the time, and... let's just say I'm weird with that sort of thing, it doesn't freak me out more than it fascinates me. It feels surreal and cinematic to me. Maybe that's no better than being terrified of it, but... *shrug*
What would bother ME most would be a cranky or rude judge. I'd probably be oblivious to his robe and just be unnerved by the look on his face and tone of his voice I guess that's just how my anxiety works.
/tangent over