As you may have noticed in the Under arrest episode, Jerry is on trial for three offenses he claims to be innocent about. The prosecutor brings up the first charge that says that Jerry is lacking valid documents that proves he is white. Jerry maintains that he was not aware of the requirement of such documents. Even though the prosecutor finds such an ignorance a little bit strange, he is ready to believe that it is possible if Jerry can prove that he did not have such knowledge at the time being.
Jerry can’t really figure out how to prove this, but the lawyer suggests that he refers to the seventh clause. It is an article saying that you have the right to request any legal information if it serves your need. If you make such a request and it is found that this request hasn’t been made before, it shall be regarded as an evidence for unawareness of the area of the request. The prosecutor asks if the accused is willing to make such a request and Jerry accepts.
The trial is adjourned to await the procedure of the request and Jerry is restored to his cell. He asks the lawyer how long this will take and the lawyer tells him that it will probably take no longer than a couple of weeks. But he can’t tell for sure, because the seventh clause has never been invoked before. There could be many aspects to consider and it is important that everything is properly done, for otherwise innocent people may fall foul. Although this seem to be a very long time under the circumstances, Jerry don’t mind the waiting. After all, the least he wants right now is to fall foul.
Jerry has to answer many questions during the process of the request. They want to know where he comes from, how he got here, why he puts out this request and what he intends to do with any received information he might be granted. Jerry tells his story and says he is making the request to prove that he is innocent. But the office-holders doesn’t approve of such justification, so the request is overruled. The lawyer explains to Jerry, that he can’t give grounds for making a request as a means of confirming his innocence, as that implies that he has no real use of the information itself.
Jerry raises a new request and states that he needs the information to be able to behave properly in the local area. This starts a new process with a bunch of questions from the office-holders who wants to know why he is making the same request with a new reason. Jerry justifies this with the fact that he had made a mistake on the previous request and had given the wrong reason. Such explanatory statement don’t appease the office-holders however, so the second request is overruled too. The lawyer finds that the statement may look slightly suspicious, as the requests still appears to be made only to be used in court and no where else.
A touch of despair is beginning to grow and Jerry asks the lawyer what the right wording should be. The lawyer says that the right thing to do right now is to ride out the right time for the making of new request. Only time can prove that the intentions are right in a situation like this. Putting a new request now would make them even more suspicious no matter the wording and therefore it is better to wait no matter what. Jerry wonders how long they will have to wait and the lawyer answers that only time can tell.
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