Most people would think I'm certifiably nuts if I told them I stayed up until 4 o'clock this morning watching the interviews of jurors in Chad Daybell's trial out in Idaho. My head gets so wrapped up in the legal arena that time literally escapes me. But, I'm up and ready to watch what transpires in the Massachusetts Karen Read trial that's going on right now.
Actually, keeping my mind submerged under stuff is how I keep my mind from thinking about the not-so-much-fun parts of life. How lucky can I be that there's such a thing as You Tube and people who share podcasts and attend trials to share with the rest of us.
It's interesting, too, how our life occupations eventually seep into our souls and become part of us. Spending 44 years in the legal world, one can expect to be interested in the various facets of our justice system. The jurors who were interviewed all share their individual jurist experience, and they all agreed that the bottom line is how blessed we are to live in a country where this due process is afforded to everyone.
Regardless, I'm saturated with legalese. One of my most treasured belongings is the old Black's Law Dictionary that graces my sacred book shelf. It's binding, its gold trim on green leather is my other bible.
Must admit that the trial I'm watching now is receiving attention due to the open bias of its presiding judge. Now, that's not something that should be condoned. The bias is open and deliberate. People are protesting the judge's bias outside the courthouse. Like everything, like everywhere, society's morals are violated. I'm anxious to see the outcome. When I was a little girl, I feasted on Perry Mason and Della Street. Now, in my retirement recliner I can sit and watch real courtroom drama, opening arguments, witness testimony, how the judge sustains and how the judge overrules objections, closing arguments and the reading of the final verdicts. Victim impact statements are probably the most heart-wrenching parts of a trial. It's where the victims can have their last say to the defendant.
"The courtroom is a battlefield, and the Truth is your weapon."