Have you ever wondered why so many lawyer dramas on TV seem to borrow plots and characters that are “ripped from the headlines,” as the “Law and Order” narrator might solemnly intone? That’s because there are so many bizarre happenings in our actual legal system, that you practically don’t need to make anything up anymore. Don’t believe me? Then check out the following instances that actually occurred recently in real life:
For A Good Time, Call for Jury Duty. If you were summoned for jury duty in Jackson County, Mississippi on February 1, and your call for instructions resulted in heavy breathing and questions of “what are you wearing?,” don’t be alarmed—they don’t actually care about your courtroom attire. It seems that the notice sent out to at least 350 potential jurors instructed them to call a certain phone number to find out if they should show up for jury duty that Monday. But thanks to an incorrect digit listed by the private contractor who printed the summons, would-be jurors were connected instead to a phone-sex hotline! There’s been no word on whether there was a spike in people showing up for jury duty.
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