貓咪成了陪審員

 

A cat has been summoned to do jury service, even after his owners told the court he was "unable to speak and understand English," the Daily Telegraph reports.

據(jù)英國《每日電訊報(bào)》報(bào)道，一只貓咪被要求加入陪審團(tuán)，盡管它的主人告訴法院它壓根兒不懂英文。

Anna Esposito wrote to Suffolk Superior Crown Court in Boston to explain that a mistake had been made, but a jury commissioner replied saying the cat, named Tabby Sal, "must attend" on March 23.

貓咪的主人安娜·埃斯波西托寫信告訴美國波士頓薩克福馬高級(jí)刑事法院這只是個(gè)誤會(huì)，但一位陪審團(tuán)專員回應(yīng)稱，這只名為薩爾的虎斑貓3月23日必須出庭陪審。

Tabby Sal had been entered by Esposito under the "pets" section of the last census. "When they ask him guilty or not guilty? What's he supposed to say -- meow?" Esposito said.

上次人口普查期間，埃斯波西托將薩爾登記在寵物一欄下，顯然某個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)出了問題。安娜無奈地說：“當(dāng)薩爾被問到被告是否有罪時(shí)，難道它要叫一聲來回應(yīng)嗎？”