Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Who served in Jury duty?
I have been called for jury duty several times but have never been seated for a trial as they call many more people in for the jury pool than they need so they can be really picky about who they select. I was happy the first time I was called because I was young and it felt like somebody considered me mature enough to serve. There was a wide variety of people in the jury pool, and most of us got sent home after they had made their selection. The trial was a child charge, a father who had allegedly d his young daughter, and everyone was extremely shocked. I wondered if the guy would be able to really get a fair trial because they all immediately hated him. The guy's lawyer was trying to get all men on the jury so they would be more sympathetic to him, and that was pretty disgusting to the rest of us who got dismissed. Even though it was an emotionally weighted charge, I reminded myself that he was still innocent until proven guilty and would have been able to make a fair decision. I don't know what the verdict was. I watched the papers for some news about it, but never found out. Hope this helps.
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