Woman who refused to serve jury duty due to her 'emotional distress' over the reversal of Roe v. Wade faces backlash on TikTok for her 'backwards' and 'misdirected' protest

Daily Mail UK ^ | July 6, 2022 | Erica Tempesta

[Morgana]

A woman is facing backlash for her 'backwards' and 'misdirected' protest after announcing she refused to serve jury duty due to her 'emotional distress' over the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Alyssa Wolfe, who is known as @eatwithlys on TikTok, detailed her scathing response to her recent jury summons in a now-viral video days after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal at the federal level.

'I was summoned for jury duty,' she explained in the on-screen text. 'As a woman in my 20s, this is what I had to say...am I wrong though?'

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The footage then cut to a screenshot of the email she allegedly sent to the jury coordinator saying she won't be serving jury duty from July 18 to July 22.

'I will NOT be attending jury duty,' the message said. 'In light of ROE V WADE and other basic human rights continuing to be taken, I no longer live in a country that serves me. Therefore, I do NOT feel comfortable serving it.

'Being part of the jury service at this time would put me in extreme emotional distress,' she continued. 'Not to mention my opinions would be completely biased. I hope you understand and are able to find another United States citizen that is actually proud to be such.'

At the end of the video, Wolfe added: 'Stay tuned to see if I’m held in contempt.' She also stated in the caption that 'this is the saddest email I’ve ever had to write.'

[17th Miss Regt]

Stay tuned to see if I’m held in contempt.

With the type of reasoning she provided, no need to wait. I already hold her in contempt.

[Vaduz]

That’s as logical as saying her fish has a head ache.