Posted on 10/20/2013 11:26:21 AM PDT by moonshinner_09
New mom faces ARREST because she took son she's breastfeeding to jury duty when there was no-one else to care for him.
A Missouri woman is to face court this week for bringing her new born child to the courthouse for jury duty because she was breastfeeding. Laura Trickle, of Lees Summit, delivered her daughter Axel in March and was breastfeeding when she was called for jury duty in August. She asked to be exempt from appearing, as she was breastfeeding, but received notice that she must report to court to fullfill her civic obligation and serve jury duty, according to the Kansas City Star.
Trickle was told to either arrange for child care or bring somebody with her who could care for the child during jury selection. On September 3, she appeared for jury duty with her child, but according to the ensuing court order, she willfully and contemptuously appeared for jury service with her child and no one to care for the child. Trickle will now face Jackson County Presiding Judge Marco Roldan on Thursday at a hearing at the Jackson County Courthouse downtown. Those who skip jury duty can be found in contempt of court and ordered to pay a fine of up to $500 and maybe even be arrested. The mother insists she is not a criminal, saying Ive never even had a speeding ticket.
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Im sure that there are many who would take issue with calling it a goal and instead might simply call it unintended consequences of the effort to achieve gender equality
. but regardless, it certainly is a direct outcome and it highlights what happens when laws and culture conspire to push agendas that dont hold family, marriage and life sacrosanct. Thanks for your thoughts on that
they were both intelligent and sobering.
That’s cute.
Laura Trickle’s Overview
Current
Staffing Consultant at Randstad
Former
Store Manager at Yankee Candle
Co-Manager at Bath and Body Works
Kitchen Manager at Abilene Country Club
Education
Kansas Wesleyan
Cloud County Community College
Another Judge who went to the Roland Freisler School of Law.
Certain mistrial.
When one is serving on a jury their undivided attention is required.
I love jury duty.
Still hoping for a gun case to come around.
...and s/he's even had a sex change already.
she took son she's breastfeeding ... delivered her daughter Axel in March and was breastfeeding when she was called for jury duty in August.
I think more facts need to trickle down before passing judgment here.
the next time i am called to jury duty i am telling the judge i am breastfeeding and i am taking the wife to TESTIFY
Ping.
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