Mrs. Hunter was called to serve for jury
duty, but asked to be excused because she didn't believe in capital punishment and didn't
want her personal thoughts to prevent the trial from running its proper course. But the
public defender liked her thoughtfulness and tried to convince her that she was
appropriate to serve on the jury.
"Madam," he explained, "This
is not a murder trial! It's a simple civil lawsuit. A wife is bringing this case against
her husband because he gambled away the $12,000 he had promised to use to remodel the
kitchen for her birthday."
"Well, okay," agreed Mrs. Hunter,
"I'll serve. I guess I could be wrong about capital punishment after all!"