yeah Trux, your Dad probably couldn't speak on the issue at the time, but it is OK once the trial is over. Perhaps he felt you were too young to later explain what happened in his particular trial?
Either way, it is a difficult thing I swear. I mean, we all sit and bitch about things we see on the news about certain "offenders" and "criminals" etc., and if you are like me, you spout out all sorts of opinions on what you would do if YOU were in that jury. "Fry Him!" LOL.... But seriously, when put in a totally realistic position, wherein you are on a jury and can Truly affect the future of a person, it is so powerful, you feel how important this job is, and you, or me anyways, feel like wussing out, cause who am I to judge? I have opinions, yes, but do I really want to make myself The Law and manipulate the outcome of a trial and change a person's life. I suppose it really depends. Some cases are set in stone, there is so much evidence, tis easy to say "Guilty" or "Innocent." But unfortunately, most cases are not like that, and it is a hard line to follow being able to decipher what is right and what is wrong, and wherein true guilt lies.
If any of you has ever been in my position, being a potential juror, you know what I mean.
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