Couple Met On Jury Duty Really Sounds Like They Sabotaged This Trial For Romance
NEW ORLEANS -- Most people think jury duty can be a real drag, but one couple met serving their civic duty and found love.
Kris and Sarah Gerig met in 2015 while serving as jurors in a contractor fraud case.
"She was wearing a red jacket, so she stood out, and I thought it would be nice to end up on a jury with her," says Kris.
"I definitely liked him at first, so I suggested he be the foreman," says Sarah.
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Look, I’m all for anybody making the best out of jury duty. That shit is not fun. There’s no way around it. It doesn’t matter if you have the most interesting case in the world; it is still boring. They tell you not to talk to any of your fellow jurors about the trial but that just ends up meaning you don’t talk to anybody because the trial takes up your whole brain. That’s not necessarily because it’s interesting, but because of the unbelievable amount of information they expect you to absorb. The fact that you can assemble a romance amidst in a contract fraud case, let alone the bureaucratic nightmare that is jury duty, is a testament to the human heart’s need for companionship. Mazel.
That being said: really sounds like the process with which these people met demands a mistrial. Look at these quotes “had to be on the jury with her,” and “liked him so voted him for foreman.” Anybody else worried about this? These are things be taken seriously you fucking lovebirds! There’s probably some innocent schmuck facing 25 years who fell victim to the most boring premise for a romantic comedy* of all time. Guys, just get dismissed like everybody else and talk to each other in the regular world.
Your only reason for doing jury duty should what happened to me, which is that you’re too afraid to lie to the a judge and say your biased. If you willingly take jury duty you are a psychopath. I understand you’ve got to do anything for romance but this might be too far. You can’t just go making big jury decisions to woo someone. That may start with something as seemingly innocuous as subjecting yourself to our least-fun civic duty, but it’ll end with you rushing to a guilty verdict just to make that 6 PM reservation at the new Italian place on the block.
P.S. If anybody takes my idea for the most boring romantic comedy of all time, I will have children and train them to be lawyers from the day they are born so that my descendants and I can sue you and everyone related to you for the rest of time.
