Maybe Our Juries Are Getting Wiser
This response is prompted by Robin Abcarian’s article of Feb. 2, “Of Course Juries Are Confused.”
Re the phrase “era of a confounding jury,” I would rather call it the era of a wise jury.
Today the courts are dealing with juries who are more informed and sensitive, who therefore look at the ills rather than at the symptoms in cases such as those involving abuse.
Our society often neglects the importance of compassion.
Without compassion people become callous and consequently breed a heartless and senseless society. The Menendez and Bobbitt crimes are results of callousness.
A.N. STEINBERG
Calabasas
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