Many years ago, a friend overheard me grouse about being called to jury duty. Not to worry, he said, offering his “foolproof plan for evading civic responsibility.” His advice was…interesting. “When they start asking you questions, just sit there in the jury box and appear to tie a small hangman’s noose the whole time. If that fails to get their attention, consider responding to every question with “I AM THE ARM AND SWORD OF THE LORD!” He assured me these would work during “voir dire” which is Latin for “tryna find at least a dozen people that don’t use their meat fork for a backscratcher.” Ki…