Voir Dire

Voir Dire is a legal term that basically means "selection of jury". A case for which I have done a few research projects is going to trial, and tomorrow we are selecting the jury in the state capitol. And the attorneys who are prosecuting the case asked me to accompany them!

So, I have to get up at 6:30, and ride with TK, my former freshman counselor who also happens to be the attorney who is doing the case. I have never seen a voir dire before and can barely contain my excitement.

Otherwise my day was filled with work. I was working really hard on my research assignments and got quite a lot done, and had really good conversations with two of the attorneys about my legal research. I am still amazed that the "adults" here in the office still take us interns' opinions seriously, but they really do listen and engage with us. It's a great work environment.

In other news, apparently, our little flyer action yesterday in W-Square has triggered a bit of neighborly reaction. Boyfriend had a long conversation today with a neighbor about the assault. Apparently, the teenagers attacked not only him but also another old lady. There have also been other random acts of vandalism and theft on the rise in the square, and many are concerned and angry.

Anger is good! Anger is a great motivator and gets things done. Tonight, for example, there is a town hall meeting about exactly the problem of crime in our neighborhood. If Boyfriend and I had known about it in time, we would totally have gone too.

Yay for citizen action!

:D Knocked out two projects!
:( Lebanonese civilian casualties.