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  HydrojinMay. 11, 2009 - 09:23PM JST

  I have just completed 2 weeks of Jury Service in the London Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey. Although I knew little about the system, it was handled well, if somewhat inefficiently.

  I heard that some people can be unlucky and have to work with a group of people they dislike and find hard to get along with. I was lucky, the 12 jurors in my team were all committed to doing the best job we could. Many of us wanted to get back to work and back to our lives, but we all put the case first. Many different points of view came out in our deliberations and we did not reach a unanimous verdict on all charges. I would expect a random sampling of 12 Japanese citizens to also find some conflicts in their points of view. But I am sure they will deal with that if they are given correct direction from the judges.

  Posted in: Many people are expressing concern about the lay jury system which starts on May 21. What do you think about it?

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  HydrojinApr. 15, 2009 - 05:46PM JST

  Eggs in the UK supermarkets are unrefridgerated too. Tesco is fine, but Morrisons always has loads of broken ones. You get sticky fingers just opening the boxes to try to find 6 unbroken ones.

  Posted in: Supermarket investigator exposes slipshod quality management

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