Today, along with 11 complete strangers and a good prosecuting attorney, I helped convict a child molester. It feels like one of the most important things I've ever done in my life, next to helping my mother transition through the final stage of her life.
In this case, a 10 year old girl testified what her grandfather had been doing to her when she was 9 and 8, and he was 56 and 55. It was basically her word against his (he testified too), and yet somehow this little girl who didn't know the same words that you and I do, left no reasonable doubt as to what was the truth. None whatsoever.
This was the first time I've every been called for jury, and hence, also my first time as foreman. It was an amazing feeling to help my fellow jury members harness the overwhelming information given to us, and to watch the victim's family as "Guilty" was read on all four counts.
I'm not sure yet whether tonight I'll sleep like a rock, or my eyes won't even close.
In this case, a 10 year old girl testified what her grandfather had been doing to her when she was 9 and 8, and he was 56 and 55. It was basically her word against his (he testified too), and yet somehow this little girl who didn't know the same words that you and I do, left no reasonable doubt as to what was the truth. None whatsoever.
This was the first time I've every been called for jury, and hence, also my first time as foreman. It was an amazing feeling to help my fellow jury members harness the overwhelming information given to us, and to watch the victim's family as "Guilty" was read on all four counts.
I'm not sure yet whether tonight I'll sleep like a rock, or my eyes won't even close.