[mikewarot]

I ended up serving on a sequestered jury for a week. In Indiana at the time, certain crimes could warrant the death penalty, as in our case. We all took it very seriously. This was in the days before the internet, so we were effectively stuck in a nice hotel for a week. We lucked out with a fairly skilled foreman to keep us on track during our deliberations.

That week raised my faith in humanity, and in the jury system.