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Jury Duty

Tom Charman

Feb 17, 2016

Through eavesdropping and small talk, I start to pick up on the cast of characters. The courtroom drama most relevant to this scene is, of course, 12 Angry Men. But trapped here in close quarters with a small group of people, I feel instead like I’m in The Breakfast Club.

— Jury Duty by Anonymous

If for some reason you have unshakeable faith in the integrity and usefulness of juries, don't expect it to last all the way through this. It is a pretty engrossing read, though.

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