Sorry, I was unclear - I meant they don’t get the jury list solely from voter registrations. They use several sources. So you can’t duck under the jury radar just by not registering to vote.
This thread would not be complete without a link to the definitive treatise on the subject.
Even worse if one of the cats is owned by a guy named Schrodinger.
While the box remains closed, the defendant remains both guilty and not guilty.
That’s assumed, until it’s proven and not proven.
We call it contacting the mothership. That raised hind leg is actually a cleverly disguised tranceiver!
Good point.
“Your honor, I’d like the laser pointer stricken from the record.”
“Sustained. The jury is instructed to disregard the laser pointer.”
ACORN !!
Yes, people, that was a joke. Move along.
Bill, Garfield, Sylvester, Felix, Salem … who else could be called for this jury?
This is an example of an arcane legal rule in which a cat may be dismissed from jury duty by revealing itself to be a cat; however, a cat capable of speech has obviously revealed itself to be human, and therefore eligible for jury duty. That’s some catch, that Cats-22.
Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland.
Pepe Le Pew’s paramour, Pussyfoot.
Pink Panther if you stretch the definition of cat that far.
eta: Thundercats, might round out the jury pool
And, Vinyl Turnip, you’re under arrest in accordance with the Awful Puns Act of '46. You have a right to trial by a jury of your cat’s peers…
don’t forget get fuzzy’s bucky katt.
Ebenezer and Snooch…
Fritz!
I got nothin’ to lose, screw—I’m already a lifer!
What is the reasoning? That kitteh hoarding is not a problem until the neighbors complain of a stench?
Most likely noise and sheer number of animals for a given living space. Never had to live in an area with such, just came across references over the years.
ETA: Might also to limit unlicensed/unregulated breeders.
I forgot- Mr. Scruffy! He used to be a judge, why not a jury?
On the other hand, I’ve been continually registered to vote since I was 18. I moved a few times over the course of 14 years (in NY and NJ) and always changed my registration. I didn’t get a jury summons until I got my first driver’s license at the age of 32.