This is just to back you up ..about the woman saying to hope for an all female jury. Not True!! I recently went through a jury trial - dealing with a traumatic (malpractice induced) childbirthing experience and have to say that people would be surprised (as was my attorney) to find that it was the men on the jury showing all the compassion when it came time to deliberate, while the women were heartless, and described by the men jurors, as "being cold and catty". As an example, if those same women jurors were sitting on this case, some selfish (can't see or feel anything outside of their box) women may think to themselves "so what, I gave birth, I was sick too, and I didn't give my babies away" - missing all the evidence that shows how physically and emotionally destructive this disorder is. There is no one shoe fits all as someone else said. People think of making generalizations when trying to size up the odds. My lawyer thought odd-wise that it was best to get more women too. Lots of times they are wrong - it all depends upon the moral character and life experiences of the person you get on your jury. Lots of them have their own problems and are pissed about having to serve in the first place (missing work and such). I think we should have professional jurors. This was my first ever court experience and I can tell you it's truly shocking to think that frequently people place their lives in the fate of a jury - a random group of people, who just want to get it over with and get back home (some will take it seriously, and others won't - in fact an occassional snooze isn't out of the question)
