So I did my jury service. More details later, but first I want to consider all the preliminaries that go up to the actual trial, namely jury selection and the question of "fairness." I went through the selection process for two different trials (the first trial was settled in a plea bargain just after the… Continue reading Can we really be fair?
Tag: crime
Update on Burglary
First the facts...the word floating around town was that there were over thirty break-ins over the holidays. The police have announced that there have actually only been twenty-four reported break-ins. So already I feel safer. (So already I feel safer?) Other facts: mostly jewelry was stolen. Yes, some Oreos. And in one case, seven bars… Continue reading Update on Burglary