This weekend, people took to the streets in protest. George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin, and people–and our nation, it seems–was outraged.
Juries get a lot of grief in our culture. People work hard to avoid sitting on one. They trade tips and tricks about how to shirk the civic responsibility of jury duty. Juries get the blame for almost every “bad” verdict in the news, from O.J. Simpson to last week’s case.
But I tell you, something very interesting happens in the jury room. I’ve read about it, seen it portrayed in books and in film, and my wife and I (collectively) have sat on three juries where we saw it happen. (more…)
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 