The subject, trial, has always been something that’s interested me, but have never taken the time to expand my knowledge about. Like most subjects that cross my path, this particular one caught my eye. The irony about this, though, is my recent backtrack to having an interest for this topic. A while ago, I had a slight passion for jury. Slowly, throughout the years, my interest grew. Before I knew it, as fast as I learned to love it, I forgot I even loved it in the first place. I would love to enhance my knowledge of trials and prosecution. For now, I will share my current familiarity. To others, it may be minimal. For me, I believe I have enough awareness to hold a conversation or to understand someone that was speaking about the subject.
We all know the saying “All men are innocent until proven guilty”. This saying is to show that you can not blame someone and have them sent away without the prove they deserve. This goes back to long before today, when if someone with a high ranking were to accuse you, you would be punished immediately. For example, we have a king. If he made the decision to accuse you of being a witch, you would be burned at the stake. Now, we have to make sure all the facts add up, and be positive the suspect was truly guilty. Anyone can offer proof to defend or testify against the suspect, but only certain people are allowed to share those thoughts to the jury or judge. They make it this way so it isn’t hectic, having everyone speak their side of the story at once. I believe this the most fair way to make a trial work and move along swiftly, but there are times that the suspect is sent free, when they could possibly be the one they were looking for. Legally, to my knowledge, you can’t send them back to jury if they were already found innocent.
This list might be short, but I am willing to learn more about topic. It genuinely interests me, and I am open to opinions and corrections for any facts I might have mixed up.
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