A Jury of Whose Peers? Watch the Philadelphia Phillies Mascot Report For Jury Duty

Ladies and gentlemen and mascots of the jury…

Today kicked off Juror Appreciation Week in Philadelphia. And to commemorate the festivities, officials decided to freak out prospective jurors by inviting Philadelphia Phillies mascot — the Phillie Fanatic.

A certain someone has jury duty today. @Phillies @KYWNewsradio pic.twitter.com/hprNJ8MNd4

— Tim Jimenez (@TimJRadio) October 17, 2016

Phillie Phanatic reporting for jury duty this morning. Proudly doing his civic duty. pic.twitter.com/i5g84S6umD

— Michael Harris (@mhgophils) October 17, 2016

If Bernie Brewer were on trial, we suppose the Phillie Phanatic could legitimately be impaneled. But we’re hard pressed to find many other defendants for whom the Phantic could be classified as a peer.

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