tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post1322485779301657635..comments2023-09-09T10:29:29.789-05:00Comments on The Green Room: How It All Went DownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-76123684130384741792009-08-27T20:39:47.870-05:002009-08-27T20:39:47.870-05:00Thanks, Zab! I would love to get in on some behin...Thanks, Zab! I would love to get in on some behind-the-scenes judicial action. I think it would be way cool. Good for you for instituting that field trip.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-73608071997448792302009-08-26T18:35:34.533-05:002009-08-26T18:35:34.533-05:00I just caught up on your jury duty adventures - wh...I just caught up on your jury duty adventures - whew, that seemed like hard work, so thank you for doing your civic duty and being proud to do so! I took my girls to watch our friend the judge in action this summer. We only saw "calls", but the chaos was impressive, and I was very impressed with her clerking staff. They were on the ball, multi-tasking and keeping things moving along. Amazing!zabythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411719529016534539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-61819353100751734332009-08-20T17:00:33.910-05:002009-08-20T17:00:33.910-05:00JRO: Great story, E.Peevie!JRO: Great story, E.Peevie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-52287972895676835542009-08-20T16:07:21.421-05:002009-08-20T16:07:21.421-05:00Boy--Thanks. I hope you get to be on a jury soon....Boy--Thanks. I hope you get to be on a jury soon. It really is a great experience.<br /><br />I don't know if the country would be better off if everyone had to serve on a jury or not. Some people enter it with a bad attitude, I'm sure, and it's probably just as well that some of the nabobs of negativity lie to get out of it.<br /><br />It's not a perfect system, of course, because people are generally self-centered (including my own self) and often stupid. That definitely comes through in the deliberation process.<br /><br />But is there a better system? I haven't heard of it yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-28651484147412845992009-08-20T14:24:58.588-05:002009-08-20T14:24:58.588-05:00Wonderful story on the trial, E. (But such a trag...Wonderful story on the trial, E. (But such a tragic story about Scott and Heidi.) I hope to one day be able to serve on a jury. The last time I was called, I was actually hoping <b>not</b> to be chosen, because it was getting close to a wedding that I was participating in. And just recently I received a summons for grand jury duty, which happened to begin exactly on the day that I had a meeting for a professional committee I'm on; while I was looking forward to the experience, the timing was quite bad, and by faxing info re the committee roster and conference schedule to the court clerk, I was told I could ignore the summons--and await another one in the near future.<br /><br />Does this kind of experience have a profound effect on your understanding/appreciation of the legal process in the U.S.? For better or worse? (I would certainly hope the former!) Do you think the country would be way, way better off if <b>every</b> citizen actually did serve on a jury at one point or another?KMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257999141454710815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-18395471311156693442009-08-19T10:34:01.069-05:002009-08-19T10:34:01.069-05:00Thanks, Jemomji.
I should add to this post that...Thanks, Jemomji. <br /><br />I should add to this post that the jury foreman did a great job. And when I told him so, he had the best possible answer: "Everyone here did a great job."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247899948019262860.post-28311617429822926062009-08-19T08:23:28.155-05:002009-08-19T08:23:28.155-05:00What a great experience, I have to admit I always ...What a great experience, I have to admit I always wanted to be on a jury! :)jemomjinoreply@blogger.com