Sal the Cat summoned for jury service... and court rules he 'must attend'

The Daily Mail ^ | 4:50 PM on 17th January 2011 | By Daily Mail Reporter

[Niuhuru]

A pet cat has been summoned for jury duty - and has been told by courts he 'must attend' Despite owner Anna Esposito's protestations that a mistake has been made, a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court.

She wrote that Sal was 'unable to speak and understand English' - and included a letter from her vet saying that the animal was a 'domestic short-haired neutered feline'.

[Niuhuru]

Hehehe. Something light for my fellow Kitty loving FReepers.

[dforest]

Will they let him bring his litter box?

[edcoil]

“a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court.”

The world is full of stupid people and LOOK, one is a jury commissioner...

[Venturer]

Obviously the jury commissioner has a neutered brain.

Nothing unusual about that either.

[Biggirl]

PING this one over to Slings And Arrows please! Thanks! :)=^..^=

[Durus]

A normal cat would be a better juror then some people I know.

[DManA]

Something doesn’t compute. The pet owner must have pulled some stunt for it to have gotten on the court’s list of potential jurors.

[Gondring]

Will they be hearing a Feliny case? ;-)

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

[Red Badger]

Sal probably voted in the last election.....................

[ClearCase_guy]

[DManA]

Boston’s as bad as Chicago eh?

[Wings-n-Wind]

This is easy....

(1) Call the local press...

(2) Make preps for maximum internet exposure...

(3) Take lotsa pix /video of 'Sal the Cat' in the jury box...

(4) Once word: YouTube... VIRAL EMBARRASSMENT for idiot bureaucracy

[GQuagmire]

The world is full of stupid people and LOOK, one is a jury commissioner...


Suffolk County, Boston MA is where they're from. You hit the nail on the head. Sal might already registered to vote too...

[Kartographer]

"included a letter from her vet saying that the animal was a 'domestic short-haired neutered feline'"

And yet it has more sense than half the people who do end up on juries!

[momtothree]

If the cat owner has notified the proper authorities that a huge mistake has been made and they choose to ignore it, then I would notify my local media and bring Fluffy on the appointed day. Perhaps they may listen more carefully the next time someone calls and says their doggy, gerbil, or bunny has been called. Sheesh.

[theymakemesick]

I’ll bet Sal-the-cat voted too. Probably got on the jury duty list from registering to vote.

[6SJ7]

Jury box requires litter box.

[RingerSIX]

Things could get ugly in the jury selection room!

[RoseofTexas]

Hmmm...I believe this cat has VOTED in the passed, so HE should be forced to sit in the jury pool!!..PERIOD! lol!