Quote From: framarobI attended the taping of this show !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was positively riveting, and heart-breaking too. These jurors went through so much - and once the trial ended, they were basically left there, all on their own, to cope and come to terms with the awful, horrific things they'd been through.
The death threat is TRUE --- Dr Phil proves it on the show. (Don't want to spoil anything so you'll just have to watch and see.... but trust me.)
the reason they can't "walk away from this horror" is because they had to look at pictures that an average "normal" person couldn't even IMAGINE. They had to listen to testimony that would be unthinkable to the average person. They showed dignity and strength, as well as discretion, and they deserved AT THE VERY LEAST to have the courts provide them with professional help (ie: psychologists, counsellors or w.h.y.) to help them process everything and get back to their lives.
I wish I had watched this show. I remember talking about this with my older sister and identifying a little with what the family went through and feeling incredibly sorry for the victim's family because their pain was far worse than what we had to go through. And now, to read of what the jurors went through, it made me wonder a little about the jurors at my parents' trials. They were around the same time as the Peterson trial. My mom's trial was in March of 2004. In fact, she was found guilty three years ago March 11. The jury came back pretty quick though it was still a couple of hours. There was even a former teacher of my mom's on the jury but because she was a nun, and she said that she could be impartial, they let her serve on the jury. There were some pretty rough pictures there too though nothing like the Peterson trial. I remember seeing them a couple of weeks before the trial and I ended up with nightmares from them that I don't even remember having but as my husband was awoken by my screams in the middle of the night, I guess I did. Both of my parents were charged with first degree intentional homicide. My father shot my brother-in-law three times at close range with a hunting rifle. My younger sister was only 21 weeks with her son who's name was Conner. My mother was charged with party to the crime. My father's trial was in August. I thought that the jury would come back quickly like they did at my mom's trial since it was so obvious that my dad was guilty but there was a little glitch, an option to only charge him with second degree for reason of defense. That threw one particular juror and everyone was deadlocked for hours. There was a fear that my dad would get off or that there would be a mistrial! My older sister completely freaked out because my father was always threatening to kill her. The verdict finally came back though and he was found guilty, some six hours later. It was probably one of the longest six hours of my life. The thing that helped us though was talking to some of the jurors and hearing what happened during their deliberations. One of them was even at my dad's sentencing in November.
Being a juror is a responsibility but it can be a HUGE one especially in a trial like Scott Peterson's. There definitely should be help for them including counseling and even financial help. Some of these jurors miss work and all of that making their lives even more difficult when they do return to reality (because I'm sure serving on a jury can seem anything but real). Anyway, I just want to say I really feel for these people and I'm glad Dr. Phil did this show. I just wish I hadn't missed it.
