The trip to court was pretty interesting to say the least. The firs couple cases weren’t really interesting but what was going on in the room was. The police officers weree ating, laughing, on facebook and just clearly didn’t take anything that was going on seriously. These are peoples live we are talking about but even “authority” doesn’t show that much interest. In the secnd case however it was a little more significant. I remember some of the questions the woman was asking the “criminal.” She asked him if when he hit the guy his fist was opened or closed. I realized then how important little things are to ask.
In Brothers and Keepers, Robbie was innocent. He did not murder anyone but I guess its all about how you prove yourself in court and how many authoritative people are on your side. The man in court seemed to fumble alot on his words but whose to say this means he was guilty? Maybe he was nervous. We didn’t see the conclusion of the case unfortunately. I enjoyed the trip and it opened my eyes to the real “justice system.” They laugh,eat, and go on facebook. Very “just.”
Last comment…. a weirdo hit on me when we were leaving….. not cool. =( I enjoyed the experience though
Wow. That is an unfortunate end to our trip, but I am glad that learned something!
I definitely agree with the part about how the man, in the second court that we went to, was probably nervous. I bet a lot of teenagers or young adults who go into court to testify or even defend themselves in court are nervous!
And the last comment you made is funny. In the city, there are SO many creepy men who hit on girls. Even 60+ year old men!