In message of 9 Jun, "Rosemary Jarvis" <ros.jarvis@ntlworld.com> wrote: > It was the Inland Revenue and we were instructed to make the claim. It was > still in force in 1971 when I started work in this department and continued > for a while but I can't remember how long. We had to put a tick some box or > other on some form - I think it may have been the electoral roll. I was > somewhat disappointed that I would never be called which is why I remember > it. That was in my youth! Mature reflection leads me to being relieved I > was never called upon to sit in judgement on another. While I have every sympathy with the last sentence, it also implies that it is wrong to tell miscreants that they are doing wrong. So the miscreants do not learn. So they continue with their present bad behaviour, to the harm of others. Is this not a description of what is reported all too often in the papers? -- Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org
I am not willing to discuss this. I will only say that from my perspective you are inferring - not me implying. Ros ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Powys-Lybbe" <tim@powys.org> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [SoG] qualification for jury service? > In message of 9 Jun, "Rosemary Jarvis" <ros.jarvis@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > It was the Inland Revenue and we were instructed to make the claim. It was > > still in force in 1971 when I started work in this department and continued > > for a while but I can't remember how long. We had to put a tick some box or > > other on some form - I think it may have been the electoral roll. I was > > somewhat disappointed that I would never be called which is why I remember > > it. That was in my youth! Mature reflection leads me to being relieved I > > was never called upon to sit in judgement on another. > > While I have every sympathy with the last sentence, it also implies > that it is wrong to tell miscreants that they are doing wrong. So the > miscreants do not learn. So they continue with their present bad > behaviour, to the harm of others. Is this not a description of what is > reported all too often in the papers? > > -- > Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org > For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org >