Boston cat called for jury duty

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Oh my the Goverment should be smarter
 

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Now if cats were allowed in the jury room, I wouldn't have minded being there


That would be so funny if they made this cat sit on a trial
 

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I think the woman should have written in "because I'm a cat" after the form said "Can't speak or understand English" sice courts in Massachusettes apparently obviously barely glances at these forms.
 

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Am I the only one that thinks the woman was extremely foolish to include her cat on her census form?
 

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Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Am I the only one that thinks the woman was extremely foolish to include her cat on her census form?
It was most likely a city census, where they do ask about dogs for rabies tag verification, etc.

"“I just wrote ‘Sal Esposito’, scratched out the ‘dog,’ and wrote, ‘cat,’” said Anna. "

To answer your question though, YES I do agree she was being very dense at that moment. Just because I love my cats as much as people doesn't mean I would include them in a census.
 

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I hope it was the city census, but the article said US census:

The problem arose after Sal’s owners, Anna and Guy Esposito of Boston, Mass., filled out the latest U.S. census form listing him as part of the family but as a cat
 

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Originally Posted by AbbysMom

I hope it was the city census, but the article said US census:
I don't remember questions about any kind of pets on the U.S. census form.
 

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Originally Posted by AbbysMom

Am I the only one that thinks the woman was extremely foolish to include her cat on her census form?
I agree! I think this comes close to lying which is against the law.
 

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oh jeez. And I wonder if the city is thinking "Sal" is just trying to get out of jury duty now.
 

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Imagine if it's a case involving a dog bite or something. Headlines would read "Cat says 'Bad Dog!'"

Or if it turned out to be a hung jury based on 11 jurors agreeing, and one either sleeping or licking himself.

I can imagine the field day a lawyer would have in appeals court after this case.
 

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Tara & Rob;3007491I wonder if the city is thinking "Sal" is just trying to get out of jury duty now.[/QUOTE said:
 

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Originally Posted by rad65

Imagine if it's a case involving a dog bite or something. Headlines would read "Cat says 'Bad Dog!'"

Or if it turned out to be a hung jury based on 11 jurors agreeing, and one either sleeping or licking himself.

I can imagine the field day a lawyer would have in appeals court after this case.
 

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Originally Posted by rad65

Imagine if it's a case involving a dog bite or something. Headlines would read "Cat says 'Bad Dog!'"

Or if it turned out to be a hung jury based on 11 jurors agreeing, and one either sleeping or licking himself.

I can imagine the field day a lawyer would have in appeals court after this case.
Too funny!!
 

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If he gets jury duty I'm so going to start up a "SAL FOR SENATE" campaign... lol, he deseves it!
 
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