A Connecticut dad was left stunned and amused when his 4-year-old daughter, Zara, received a jury duty summons. The notice arrived with all the seriousness of any other civic call, prompting Dr. Omar Ibrahimi to breathe a sigh of relief that it wasn't for him.
However, as he looked at the paper, he was perplexed - why would his young daughter be summoned for jury duty? When asked about her role in the process, Zara responded with skepticism, asking "What's that?" and explaining she was just a baby. Her dad attempted to explain the concept of listening to evidence and deciding on guilt or innocence, but she dismissed it.
It appears that 4-year-olds are not eligible for jury duty due to a bureaucratic quirk in Connecticut's system, which only uses DMV, voter records, labor department, and revenue services data - without birthdates.
Zara's older siblings have been overlooked so far, leaving Dr. Ibrahimi scratching his head. He attempted to get Zara off the list by submitting a humorous text: "I haven't even completed preschool yet, excuse me." The summons was ultimately rescinded.
As it stands, Connecticut's judicial branch must contend with a system that sometimes results in children being unwittingly drawn into its proceedings - all while trying to remain objective and impartial.
However, as he looked at the paper, he was perplexed - why would his young daughter be summoned for jury duty? When asked about her role in the process, Zara responded with skepticism, asking "What's that?" and explaining she was just a baby. Her dad attempted to explain the concept of listening to evidence and deciding on guilt or innocence, but she dismissed it.
It appears that 4-year-olds are not eligible for jury duty due to a bureaucratic quirk in Connecticut's system, which only uses DMV, voter records, labor department, and revenue services data - without birthdates.
Zara's older siblings have been overlooked so far, leaving Dr. Ibrahimi scratching his head. He attempted to get Zara off the list by submitting a humorous text: "I haven't even completed preschool yet, excuse me." The summons was ultimately rescinded.
As it stands, Connecticut's judicial branch must contend with a system that sometimes results in children being unwittingly drawn into its proceedings - all while trying to remain objective and impartial.
. and meanwhile there's this dad who has to deal w/ the bureaucratic hassle of getting his kiddo off the list... poor guy 
. but on the bright side, at least he got a good laugh out of it 
. and let's just say some 4-yr-olds are gonna be rockstars in life if they can survive this kinda thing! 
i feel bad for the dad tho, must've been super confused. i dont think this is a good use of taxpayer money though 
It seems like Connecticut's jury duty system needs some adjusting, especially when it comes to young minds like Zara's. Can't help but wonder what other little "jurors" are being pulled into the system due to bureaucratic blunders 
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. And Dr. Ibrahimi's attempt to get his daughter off the list with that text was pretty hilarious, tbh 
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so like there's this CT dad and his 4yo daughter Zara gets jury duty summons... i mean what even is that? 
. luckily they were able to get her off tho after dad had a good laugh at the situation 
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. The system needs to revamp their process, it's like they forgot the whole "kids aren't old enough" thing! 
. It's crazy that birthdates are a thing, but I guess you need 'em to keep things legit 
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, and they basically dismiss the whole thing! Anyway, it's crazy how outdated the system is - only considering DMV records and stuff like that... no birthdates at all? It's good that the dad was able to get her off the list with a funny text though, that was quite clever 
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It's crazy how some bureaucratic systems just don't make sense. The dad's idea of sending a funny text was genius! 
it's hilarious & sad at the same time... i mean, poor Zara got stuck in that loop lol. and omg the dad's text was everything