It has been a very long 10 weeks as a Juror. Every time I sit down in the courthouse my chest starts to flutter and I want to run. The people at the Defendants table look scary, menacing and rather guilty....yes, I did just say that.
Yesterday I was chosen, again. Aggravated Robbery, we found him guilty and did so with a very heavy heart. It was heavy because this was once a boy with promise and this is a boy who's mother loves him and this is now a man who will be sentenced to prison in 4 weeks. What was not difficult was to impose a $25,000 fine upon him. That was restitution to the victim who had two revolvers shoved in her face (we watched the video surveillance) and who will be different for the rest of her life because of what happened to her. Nobody got out unscathed.
I know that it is our duty to serve and I don't shrink from my responsibility, but I wish people would just behave themselves.....all this for $148 and a Blackberry. Sad.
xoxo,
Bug
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