quixoteland

quixoteland t1_j83vgls wrote

You can only do the best you can when presented with the evidence that's actually allowed to be presented to you. The woman's attorney (or prosecutor) maybe should have brought up the fact that she was a lesbian, you finding out about it after the fact really doesn't have much of a bearing on it.

Or maybe the lawyer knew, but didn't feel they had an adequate way of presenting it to the jury or didn't think it was important. The defense and prosecution are in charge of everything that you're presented as jurors, anything else is strictly not in your purview.

Thinking that somehow you have to make up for a decision you made to the best of your ability when presented with the facts provided is nothing to be ashamed of, or more to the point, something you think you have to "make up" for.

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quixoteland t1_it0m9y0 wrote

I just signed up for a free six-lesson course on cartography through the Wagner, and years ago, I went to a free lecture about Albert Barnes and virology at the Mutter Museum. I'd check around; there might be similar free or low cost things cooking that will allow you to learn and meet people.

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