Jay's the name. I'm a reporter. I cover the courts.
Because of 9/11, they restrict cellphones in the court building. Apparently, projectile weapons can be housed in cellphone bodies. Laymen can't bring them inside.

I can. Reporters are privleged. So are attorneys. But those privleges are easily revoked.

I've gotten lucky. Thought mine was off. Someone called. Suspect was on stand, testifying. Judge was hard of hearing. Jury wasn't. Suspect won case, so I wasn't used as a reason for appeal.

Learned to make sure phone was off before stepping into building. Ran late one day. Went into court. Phone goes off. Head of security is in court. I leave immediately.

Security head says I'm lucky it didn't happen in Harper's court. I agree. She is a strict judge, known to confiscate phones. One lawyer excused his ringtone during arguments as indigestion.

Whenever I step into courtrooms, security head motions to my phone, grins. This keeps up for months. Security head, another officer and I attend Harper's court. My phone is off. Security officer forgets to turn down his radio. Goes off during Harper's lecture. Officer steps out. Returns with radio off. Same officer's cellphone immediately goes off. Officer steps out again, gets look from boss on return.

Officer is now asked with me if his phone is off.
(ChiTown Guy Dating when 35+: sane, single, attractive - pick 2, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 2:58, 5 replies)

I don't know why
But due to your punctuation/grammar style I'm reading this in the voice of William Shatner....
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 9:37, closed)

Ha ha!
I was reading it in the voice of a 1960s American private eye!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 9:42, closed)

Ah
This works! Some kind of film noir...
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 10:15, closed)

Me too!

(clumsyeloquence is a girl, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 11:30, closed)

hahaha, I was doing exactly the same!

( theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 9:56, closed)