Well, my adventure in the Judicial system is over, and, no, Mike, it wasn't any big, glamourous, headline-grabbing trial, just a small one, although it did involve guns and drugs. And although I'm now at liberty to talk about it, I won't bore anyone with it, nor will I discuss the verdict, mainly because I don't want anyone to criticize my decision, one way or the other, so don't bother asking or commenting about it. Besides, it's none of your business anyway.

I will talk about my personal experiance though. Yes, when I got picked I wasn't too thrilled about it, (who does?), but all in all, it wasn't the worst thing I ever been though, but it was a very.....educational. Yeah, it was a little boring at times, (tried not to nod off), but I did enjoy the camadre of my "peers", and we were treated pretty well. (The Feds, it seems to treat their jurors well, not like the State, or so I've been told, at least here.) And you do get a pretty good apreciation for the job that these people have to do. Think about it: the heaviest burden lies with the Prosecutor, who is the only one who has to actually prove his/her case "beyond reasonable doubt." That's not a easy job, especially when you have witnesses who may, or may not be very reliable. The Defense doesn't have an easy job either. Although they don't have to prove a thing, they have a very unpopular job defending people that even they may find detestable, but they, like the Prosecutor, have a job to do, and they don't have to like it, but they will do it, and do it professionaly, and objectively.

Then there's us. No one likes having their life interrupted for any given period of time to sit in a room trying to figure out the "truth" and the legalese criteria therin, but I will pose this to you all, do you know what the definition of "a jury of your peers" is?

Look in a mirror.

If you aren't willing to be a juror for others, what do you think would make them so inclined to be yours? Think about that.

All in all, it was a worthwhile experiance (at least I had a chance to get out of watching my grandma for about a week), and I do recomend that you do serve at least once, just for the experiance of it. (Not to mention to fulfill a sense of "civic duty", something that seems to be in extremely short supply these days.) I'm quite proud I did it, and if the chance came again,....well, I'll let fate cast that lot. And you do get "compensated" for it.


Anyhow, the normal train of furry art should be running on schedule again, and once again, I'm free for trades and commissions.

And once again, I ask you people NOT to make my blog your personal soapbox, use your own.