It is difficult to explain to grand children as to why you will be serving jury duty. Unfortunately they associate courts, and the judicial system in general, more with the law breakers than the peers who volunteer to help with trials. This we can be sure is due to the over exposure of "courts" on television. In my limited experience, real court seems almost nothing like the courts we see on television.
Since I grew up when President Kennedy asked us what we were doing for our country, I really don't mind serving. In this century it seems like the idea of "doing something for your country" is passe. Performing your civic duties, such as voting and serving on a jury seem to have fallen into that category of "things to try to get out of doing." I have received several creative, and very funny "excuses" that I should offer up to keep me from having to serve.
The truth is that as the mother of a patrol officer, I may have an excuse already. What self respecting defense attorney wants a "law and order" gal like me hanging around tainting the process?
Despite the obvious inconvenience to a "burb" dweller, I am actually looking forward to serving. I look forward to the "people" watching. I pray diligently that I am not asked to serve on any case involving children or crimes against them. And no way will any "bad cop" stuff ever be under my consideration I'm sure.
This should be way better than Dr. Phil. I just hope to serve honorably. An early "sixties" notion, but as we know, I am as old fashioned as they come.