Where’s the harsh?
< shrug >
Beats me ...
Failing to show up for any kind of court thing is never going to end well ... Heck, even when you’re on the other end of the matter (jury duty), don’t fsck around. The court won’t.
I've been retired for ~15 years and haven't missed a day of going to work in the dark mornings of Winter. Now I'll essentially be under home confinement for all of January [not able to run off the Montana to go skiing].
Given the pay, it's day slavery. And one has to be over 80! to get an automatic pass.