Courtrooms are boring

[primsong]

What have I learned so far about being a witness? That the judge and attorneys can go on and on and on in that room while you and your fellows wait on hard wood benches for hours and hours. And then they come out and say "sorry, we're out of time for today. We'll call you when we know the next court date."

Got to know the other lady for 'our side' pretty well, with nothing to do but talk to one another for nearly four hours. Managed to keep eye-contact and conversation to the bare, bare minimum with the 'other side' at the other end of the hall. Awkward and weird.

Ho hum.

Now I get to do it all over again. By the time I do the witness part myself, I'll probably feel like I live there. On the good side, this means the lady I am supporting has more time to find other people to witness as she was on short notice this round. My heart hurts for her and her kids, may truth be told...someday.

Comments

[irascian.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it's not too different from the British system. I had to be a witness in what the police had decided was an unfortunate drunken accident but the prosecution (who I was witness for) were convinced was a murder. It was almost amusing to see the way the police attitude change once they realised that the white guy in a suit was actually a witness for the prosecution rather than the defence.

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting and keeping us up to date. It does seem like our whole legal process is terribly bloated.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

(((((Ian!))))) I was just talking about you yesterday, wondering how you were doing - good to see you! :-)

I accidently took a seat at the 'wrong' end of the hallway when I first came in and found the trio on the next bench viciously attacking my friend's reputation in whispers to one another - ooops. I appreciate they had the decency to look surprised and uncomfortable when they realized I wasn't a part of 'their group' and didn't quite agree with them. *roll*