Jury duty is a wonderful thing

Good for you, jumpingoff.

It's easy enough to be cynical, but you handled it just the right way.

There's lots of stuff in a democracy that's not always easy or convenient. I feel badly for those who have already given up on a system that, for all of its flaws, is one of the fairest in the world. Given the strains on the system from drug crimes, I think it's working pretty damn well.