Strength for the Week - The Court of Opinion
The Court of Opinion By Jenn M. A few years ago I served on jury duty. I am probably one of the few people out there that actually wants to get picked for jury duty; that doesn’t try to get out of it; that really pays attention. I have always been fascinated with the criminal justice system. It’s a wonder that I didn’t pursue a criminal justice degree considering how up on the subject I am for a lay person! Anyway, this particular case I served on involved a theft. A man was on trial for breaking into a woman’s apartment that wasn’t home at the time and stealing a handful of her gold jewelry. Neighbors reported seeing a man who fit his description on the apartment grounds. By the time the police arrived, they caught him exiting the building (not her apartment) and saw he had a pocket full of the plaintiff’s jewelry. Now, you might have just read that and thought. “Guilty!” It sure seems that way but in our criminal justice system, things are just not that black and white. Hence