tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post2586774061339060484..comments2023-12-17T16:13:06.670-05:00Comments on In a Godward direction: Judgment DayTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-1602436531517054062010-05-16T22:15:13.243-05:002010-05-16T22:15:13.243-05:00Some 20 plus years ago, I begged out of it on mora...Some 20 plus years ago, I begged out of it on moral grounds (feeling unqualified to pass judgment on another human being).<br /><br />I'm not sure how I would respond today.JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-33735730772336642742010-05-16T18:50:23.493-05:002010-05-16T18:50:23.493-05:00I've been called to jury duty for three trials...I've been called to jury duty for three trials (all criminal, but relatively minor crimes). It is indeed an interesting and valuable experience. In all three cases I found that, contrary to what you often see in fictional TV dramas, the jury members were very thoughtful, careful, resistant to counsel's attempts to bamboozle, and attentive to the relevant requirements of the law.WSJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712152737422347034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-57901200663017636272010-05-16T14:20:25.163-05:002010-05-16T14:20:25.163-05:00Thanks, friends. Still catching up with other work...Thanks, friends. Still catching up with other work. It is exhausting to sit in the jury box and maintain careful attention! And in the sometimes long breaks I am grateful for my Sony Reader, and have finished White's <i>Memoirs</i> and am now moving into Trollope's <i>The Warden</i>!Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-78155691382903730172010-05-16T12:43:47.686-05:002010-05-16T12:43:47.686-05:00I've always wanted to do Jury Duty, but alas i...I've always wanted to do Jury Duty, but alas it has not fallen to me.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-84958775712685069652010-05-15T20:36:17.322-05:002010-05-15T20:36:17.322-05:00So they would frown on you blogging on your iPhone...So they would frown on you blogging on your iPhone/iPad from the jury box during the boring parts?!? He, he, he.Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-50354853018897940812010-05-15T11:19:06.904-05:002010-05-15T11:19:06.904-05:00What luck! But we must do our civic duty when cal...What luck! But we must do our civic duty when called upon. I'm confident that you will make a fair and balanced judgement, Tobias.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com