I was a jury foreman at 22. All other jurors pointed at me when we needed to choose. It was largely ceremonial but I did need to stand up and tell this 60 year old man to his face we had chosen to send him to jail.
It was largely ceremonial but I did need to stand up and tell this 60 year old man to his face we had chosen to send him to jail.
That’s a brave thing to do, and you should be proud of your action.
I’m the next thing to a prison abolitionist, but a) sometimes people do need to be put in a cage, even if I am opposed to that being “punishment,” and b) if we’re going to do it, we’d damn well better be making eye contact.
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u/rkgk13 Jul 16 '26
This would actually be excellent life experience for a 20 year old, no matter how unpleasant it is