I Got Picked

I went to jury duty for the first time in CA last week and I got picked!  I could not believe it - I was so suprised.  There was like 300 people in the jury pool.  I never win any type of lottery.  It was a criminal trial and took three days.  Such a process - so much paper work and stuff - seemed annoying on the surface.  I thought it a trivial trial as it was a criminal case involving a the theft of an iPad from one of the casinos.  It was only gone a few hours and then returned to its owner unharmed at all.  There must have been other stuff going on though as when we brought the verdict back of guilty the defendant cried.  I am not sure what I thought of the whole process.  Seemed like some good protections in place and I know a lot of countries do even offer a fair justice system so I am pleased we do but it kinda seemed a little nuts too.  Perhpas a bit twisted for the intitial intent but I was glad to serve.  A bunch of people were like right off the bat - he is guilty, he is guilty! - so they would get tossed off the jury and they did.  I see it like voiting - I do not always feel my vote counts but I am sure as hell going to do it since I know not everyone in the world has the right to do so.  It will be good to return to work though.