Starting now :) if I’m allowed to tweet while I’m doing jury service, this is the thread for you.https://twitter.com/ssica3003/status/1309219012748939269 …
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Court has a big scary gate, a sign says something about prisoners. Of course! They have to come here. Security asked me to drink some of my water and not bring forks. Were genuine about metal detection. The room I’m in now has a view of the Tower of London. Apt.
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We are in a room waiting for a video induction I think. We are being seated in the order we arrived. In the back few rows with me is one man and 12 women. The latecomers at the front are more of a mix.
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There’s a creepy tannoy system in this room that will amplify (and encode for hearing aids) the staff voice at the front desk, but right now it’s just on and picking up sounds of the staff in the tea room.
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“There is a lot of uncertainty around trials, they can be cancelled or delayed at short notice. The only certainty you have is that the lovely view out that window will be burned onto your brain by the end”
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Lovely long speech about procedure, now we wait. Maybe for all day / all day tomorrow. Awaiting being accepted and sworn onto a trial. If that happens, no more tweets from me.
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Here’s the view: HMS Belfast on the Thames with The City in the backgroundpic.twitter.com/kiRwcXLXbq
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I was not selected for a trial today, I return on Thursday to do the same procedure again.
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Thursday was cancelled and I returned to day. I became a juror on A Case today! That's all I can say. Civic Duty begins woooo000ooo
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