Jury Duty
Mrs. Hunter was called to serve for jury duty, but asked to be excused because she
didn't believe in capital punishment and didn't want her personal thoughts to prevent
the trial from running its proper course. But the public defender liked her
thoughtfulness, and tried to convince her that she was appropriate to serve on the
jury.
"Madam," he explained, "This is not a murder trial! It's a simple civil lawsuit. A wife
is bringing this case against her husband because he gambled away the $12,000 he
had promised to use to remodel the kitchen for her birthday."
"Well, okay," agreed Mrs. Hunter, "I'll serve. I guess I could be wrong about capital
punishment after all!"