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Originally Posted by ballsaplenty2156  I work in a juvenile detention center, and over 70% of the inmates assigned there have suffered sexual abuse as a young child. Some of them have been abused by parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, teachers, priests, etc.
They come from all walks of life, all races, all stratas of economic abilities; I work in a unit comprised of male clients, so it doesn't matter to a sick s.o.b. if it's a female or a male.
I know it must have been tough for you, but you have to be stronger and realize you have to sit thru an uncomfortable experience listening to what this child, this victim, went through. That poor kid had to live through it and has to deal with it every day for the rest of her life.
You owe it to her, to hear what happened, make a decision, and stand up for her rights, because no one was there to help her when that animal was raping her.
I feel for you, bro. I honestly do. But we, as citizens, are called on to perform our sacred duty as a juror, to ensure justice be done for the weak and innocent. |
I know, that is why I feel so shitty about leaving. I really wanted to stay and go through the trial, my body just would not let me. I was severly bullied as a young kid (6-10 years old) by some older kids (12-16yo) and I just started re-living that stuff. I can't imagne what she went through though. Sexual abuse is a mystery to me.
I suppose at the same time, I was looking at the defendant as he was smiling and trying to woo all of us jurors by smiling, waving and batting his eyes at us(Oh poor inocent me) I wanted to crucify him on the spot. He was a charming, relatively attractive, well dressed and a pastor. Guilty until proven innocent in my mind, and prejudice is not acceptable as a juror.
The other jurys I served on were for attempted murder, and an age discriminaton case, that was a cake walk.
It is going to bug the heck out of me until the trial is finished on Friday. I really want to know the outcome.