Tuesday, December 6, 2011

what not to wear to court...

i have to admit...you know those walmart emails that go around? with all the lovely outfits people are caught wearing at walmart? yeah...i cringe...the thing is...whether these individuals were photographed at walmart...or home depot...or the grocery store...the point is...they were obviously wearing the items they were photographed in...and my question would be...do you own a mirror?

today i had the lovely duty pleasure of going to the court house for jury duty...i almost thought i was off the hook...as i was on stand-by for 2 times...but alas...the third time i called in...i was summoned to come on in...

i really don't mind the whole jury process...i mean...it needs to be done...and i have to say...there was one time...i really wanted to be chosen...for a "hire for murder" trial...but i wasn't...and i was bummed...yes...bummed...

but that was then...and this is now...and as the jury selection continues...i will be back in tomorrow morning...

but...that is not what this post is about...it is about what not to wear to court...do you need to don a suit? of course not...although both female lawyers looked quite put togther in their suits...

i'm a people watcher...i enjoy looking to see how people put together outfits...different personal styles...etc...today...i wish i had my camera...although i'm wondering if i would have been able to take pics...

the thing is...when the judge...along with his statements about all the "law" stuff we need to pay attention to...also has to go in detail of what not to wear to court...i really begin to wonder what people are thinking...

today we had...one who came in her slippers...matching beautifully to her pajama bottoms...you guessed it...i cringed...

we had an individual who showed enough cleavage to take the focus off other matters...and looking like she mis-read the jury duty summons to mean...dance club...

and last but certainly not least...we had a nice young man...who managed to show off his lovely patterned boxer short...and his pants somehow hanging on to dear life...about half way down his buttocks...i still wonder how he walks without his pants falling down...

the judge addressed proper attire...and i'm left to wonder...is it really hard to figure out what would be appropiate to wear to a court of law? somthing that i think is common sense...is it?

what are your thoughts?

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6 comments:

  1. Slippers and PJs...well, that's one way to get someplace on time when you've overslept. LOL!

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  2. true... =) but being that we had been on call and didn't need to show up till 2pm...i'm thinking...surely there was time...lol

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  3. I wonder if people dress slovenly in hopes of NOT being picked.. and I am sure the judges and attorneys are on to that. (Gerda)

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  5. My brother is a lawyer and on my first time on jury duty he told me to dress right up in a suit and pearls. At that time lawyers were taught to pick the slobs because they were obviously not very bright and you could manipulate them. But that was 18 years ago. With the general slobbing up of America and a need for the judge to explain the dress code I'm sure that doesn't hold true any longer.

    Mel

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  6. gerda - i would agree if it just happened in courts for jury selection...but mel states it perfectly.."the general slobbing up of america" is so true...i see this in the workplace, at the malls, general public places...i see it as having respect for yourself in looking presentable...which doesn't necessarily need to be "expensive" just "put together"
    thanks for your comments ladies!

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