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060508: "I've Travelled Far And Wide, What Did You See There?"
The title is taken from the lyrics
of a Joy Division song!
Listening to a live version of
the Joy Division song " She's
Lost Control" from 1979, which
deals with epilepsy and the
unknown, and I have to apply
this to the day's events.
Finished with Jury Duty. We,
the jurors found the defendant
guilty on 7 felony counts, it
was a white collar/fraud case.
8 women and 4 men made up
the jury, and all 8 women cried
as the verdict was read, as us
men, stared at our feet.
Circumstances drove someone
to make bad choices and break
the law. We all identified with
her, and her attorney, the
defense attorney did 1 hell of a
job! The ADA sucked big time,
but the facts and evidence led
us to our decision, emotions
had no place in our
deliberations, though it took 2
days to get through that! If
only she had taken the plea
bargain, as her attorney
advised her. There was a lot of
crying in the gallery! But, all in
all, it was an interesting
experience, coming from a
pure law enforcement side.
Thanks to all who commented
on my last entry, I know I had
a hard time reading it! I hope
this comes out better!
And it's funny, as I finish my edits/read-thru
to the live version of Joy Division's "Atrocity
Exhabition" and "This is the way, step inside"
as my blood runs cold, and I wonder if this
could be our future?
Good job Kevin! It couldn't have been easy. I have a relative with a
drinking/gambling problem. She embezzled money from her employer and ended
up in prison. You are right that we make some bad choices in life. What
you jurors did was make that person take responsibility and face the
consequences of her actions. I like this post. You sound much more
positive. Maybe the upbeat music is working it's magic? Enjoy the sun
this weekend. God (or the spirit of your choice) is smiling down on you.
Lots of hugs for you, your wife, and Dino.
i have only done jury duty once, a civil case where the plntif was suing a
large grocery chain for an injury she suffered when she slipped on a grape
in the vegetable isle and severely damaged her knee. i was the only one who
felt she had a case
both from working in retail and having knee problems of my own. We were at
it for two days and I managed to sway the jury into giving her monies for
her pain and time off work.