suddenly we by Evie Shockley
Author:Evie Shockley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2023-03-06T00:00:00+00:00
jury duty
almost no one ever goes to trial. nearly all criminal cases [97%]
are resolved through plea bargaining.
âmichelle alexander
let us go and make our visit.
ât. s. eliot
no one wants to be there. many of us glitter
like the sea in sunshine, shedding sweat
or tears at the mere thought of a criminal
court. such proximity to police, to cuffs
and charges. to be trapped playing a role
in some tragedy, condemner uncomfortably
close to the condemned. many others think
instantly of opportunity costs: time is money.
who can afford to spend three-to-five daysâ
worth listening to the lawyers coming and
going through the oceans of files, talking
of boys who were no angels? no. to serve is
a right and our duty, each to eachâbut
the potential juror peers into the courtroom
as if it were quarantined for the plague.
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