re: #329 HappyWarrior

Somehow I don’t think real jury duty is as exciting as 12 Angry Men.

I was on a jury in a criminal case in Houston that was hung by a man who apparently had watched 12 Angry Men and come away with only the idea that he must resist the rest of the jury members. The accused was a predator who robbed a family (threatening their baby) at gunpoint. The jury member thought he needed a second chance, which he got with a second jury which gave him a stiffer sentence than the one we compromised on. The prosecutor made a point of calling everyone on the first jury to let them know.