Jury Duty

As many of you know, I am currently serving jury duty. Thank Goddess for modern technology, they have internet connection in the jury room, so I now have plenty of time to blog on Edmund White and "PINS." I was not chosen yesterday, because I was honest and said I could not be impartial in this particular trial. Basically, a brother was charged with stealing car rides from a major New York law firm. The charge was 4th degree grand larceny, which means he couldn't have stolen that much money. Anyway, it was still a felony because it is punishable by one or more years in prison. The amount he allegedly stole was probably less than those corporate punta de madres spend on lunch. I know there are many, many attorneys that over bill clients for a shit load of money and only get a slap on the wrist. There are far too many black men in prison, or with records, for me to find this guy quilty of what, in my opinion, was a petty crime. When I think of the amount of tax payer money, and the amount of pay I'm losing over this petty shit, I wish they would just throw him in the river--see if he floats.