Sheng Wang: A Joke About Jury Duty

**Sheng Wang** (0:03)
I had to take a break from touring. I had to go back home to LA to do a little jury duty. Yeah, I wasn't trying to get selected. I got drafted in the first round, number one pick, baby. I was all proud of myself, and then I was worried. I was like, if I'm the first pick, this team's not gonna make the playoff. We did the whole selection process. It was a done deal. Last minute, jury number three raised his hand. He's trying to get out. He said, Your Honor, I've been applying for jobs. I might have an interview next week. The judge, she took one look at him, and then she decided he was gonna remain on the jury, because the judge gonna judge. And based on what she saw, she was like, you're not gonna get no job. She deemed him unemployable, and then she made him my co-worker. So it made me question the system, you know? Because on paper, jury duty is a noble idea, but in reality, it feels so casual, right? The government's just like, well, are you free?
Come downtown. We have a situation in a field in which you have no background experience, you have no insight or interest, but we're gonna have two very biased parties present completely opposite arguments to prove that they are right. And then you tell us the truth for real.
You got this.
It's a lot of pressure, you know? Court is kind of sacred, potentially where you can write the wrongs of the past, and people are dressed for that. The judge is wearing a robe, the lawyers are wearing tailored suits. It's a pretty formal affair, except for the jury. The jury, we look like we have nothing invested in the outcome. We're dressed like we've been inconvenienced, we would like the court to know this was not an ideal time.
We did not do a good job. It was three weeks of trial, and yet, nobody took notes. No notes. Everybody was like, I'll probably remember that.
By the time it came to deliberation, we had nothing. We just going off energy. We're like, I don't know.
Guilty?
It sounds terrible, but relax. No one's life was on the line. It was a civil case. It was a US corporation suing a Canadian corporation, so we just went with home team. Just give the fans what they want. Let's go. It was a very short discussion. We got together at 9 a.m. By 9 10, we were done. The thing is, during the trial, you on your own for lunch, but we found out during deliberation, if you work till noon, lunch is on the court. So as a jury, we all agreed unanimously. We're like, hey, don't turn in the answer yet. Chill, chill. We'll deliver justice when they deliver turkey sandwiches. Quit pro sando. We withheld the verdict for three extra hours for some free food. And the sandwiches were mediocre. Eww. Not worth the weight. Not even worth the calories. As a jury, we demonstrated poor judgment till the very end. We got what we deserve. The system works, y'all. Watch Sheng Wang, Purple. Only on Netflix.