Jury Service - Day Six

Well, as you can see from the title of the post - I spoke to soon. I was recalled back to active duty today. Thankfully I found some familiar faces and spent the morning laughing and debating with some very interesting people.

Which made me think of my post near New Year's Eve:

I said
Life can be difficult or scary at times but I don't want to shy away from it, I want to live it. I want to continue to move forward, I want to overcome obstacles and I want to continue proving things to myself.

I took a book with my every day to jury service so that I had something to do during the waiting. But I realised that, whilst I would obviously relish the time to read, the book would create a barrier between me and my fellow jurors. I would have been easier for me to sit in a quiet corner by myself but I would not have met these fascinating people. I'm not saying it was easy, but I'm glad that I took a few deep breaths and joined in.

As for today - I was chosen for a case. We heard the opening arguments and testimony from a couple of people. We presume that we will hear the closing arguments tomorrow.

Some people have intimated that they would have liked to be chosen for more challenging cases, but I am glad that I had been involved in "minor" crimes. To those involved, I'm sure they were not minor - a crime is a crime. But more importantly, the more challenging cases are probably more violent or distressing. It would be much more difficult to remain detached and not let emotions colour consideration of the evidence. As the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for.