Jurors Open Hearts (And Wallets) To Help Out Crime Victim

Posted by David in Crime & Law on April 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm


Jurors are often thought of as impartial and disinterested evaluators, but one jury in Fort Worth, TX recently reminded us that jurors are not only sympathetic, they can sometimes demonstrate that sympathy in tangible ways too:

On Friday afternoon, a Tarrant County jury sentenced an Azle woman to five years in prison and assessed a $10,000 fine for stealing a mentally impaired man’s life savings. But they didn’t stop there. Jurors decided after the trial that they wanted to donate money to 58-year-old Johnny Bryant to help him recoup some of his loss. Most were going to start with the $166 they received for their jury service.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my 44 years of law practice,” said prosecutor Joe Shannon, who fired off a personal check for $250 for the fund. “They know that the guy has been wronged and they wanted to right it a little bit.”

In a world where bad news hits us every day on the front page and the nightly news, a story like this completely warmed my heart. I hope you enjoy it too.

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13 comments to "Jurors Open Hearts (And Wallets) To Help Out Crime Victim"

  1. xander
    April 13th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    thats good.

  2. Oomi
    April 13th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Good on them.

  3. bean
    April 13th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    Joe Shannon "fired off a personal heck"? Is that a redneck thing? And what's keeping the 'mentally impaired' man's council from recovering his money from the defendant in a civil suit?

  4. David
    April 13th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Sorry about the "personal check/heck" typo! It's been fixed.

  5. CheeseDuck
    April 13th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

    Awww.

  6. Jules
    April 13th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    It's always nice about these things. Good for them.

  7. Miss Cellania
    April 13th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    bean, the defendant might be held liable in a civil suit, but if she doesn't have the money, he won't see any of it. If she's in prison, she won't have any income to garnishee.

  8. Alannah
    April 13th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    That's awesome!
    As for garnishing, that's so easy to get around. My ex just got a job as a waiter, so he never makes enough of his official check to garnish, and we can't get the tips.

  9. Fran
    April 14th, 2008 at 7:52 am

    That's so great. I love stories like this.

  10. empty-minded
    April 14th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Who's the woman in the picture? Is that the perp?

  11. fsmarch
    April 14th, 2008 at 10:04 am

    People are basically good. I love stories like this!

  12. Thomas
    April 14th, 2008 at 11:41 am

    People are good, except for that one bitch that took his money.

  13. Cindy
    April 14th, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    i just read about this in our local newspaper. it's a very touching story.


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