- present interview
- if you liked this interview, there are more like it on YouTube
- Dr. Brown's notes:
- "the only truth in life is that there is no truth"
- if that's the only truth there is, then there is a truth
- his whole life is wrapped around manipulating facts to get belief
- lawyers must convine 12 people, judge, and prosecutors of their side (people)
- he looks at it as power games and fear
- Dr. Brown has been on 2 juries
- the feeling of fear that he described in film (having government throw it's full force of prosecution system against him)
- doesn't say if he was guilty or not
- justice just amounts to victory in a trial
- system pits people against people
- not an ideal system of justice
- "there is no absolute justice"
- people do not come to him for justice
- does not give advice about justice system
- he can't draw the distinction between good and bad anymore
- Other peoples' lives may depend on your decisions
- lawyer looks at life as struggle and fear rules
- documentary from last year: pilot took seriously how his decision affected other lives as an obligation to other people
- Jury duty:
- people who don't want to be there end up populating jury box
- anyone can serve on a jury - very few restrictions
- HSB students' thoughts
- Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" vs. "Chicago" Lawyer
- Lawyer didn't aspire to any more than theatrics to win a trial
- more like "Chicago" Lawyer
- Can you draw the line between good and bad?
- How much life do you have to face to where you can't draw that line anymore
- If you can't draw the line between good and bad, where are you going to be once you reach his stage of life?
- if you can't, you're not going to be pilot, you're going to be lawyer (see below)
- Some people have really sharp distinctions, but they are warped
- It's a good idea to face head on situations where this power game is in play
- lives are at stake
- when involved in a court case, other people making decisions around you don't make good decisions
- This is a point in life where your values are getting shaped
- Would you want him as your lawyer?
- perform the act without concern for client
- Is this the way the court system ought to be?
- How can we change the system?
- One way the system won't be changed: accepting it.
- this lawyer isn't doing anything to change the system
- basic intelligence test for people on the jury?
- always new generations coming through jury duty
- many people are jaded like lawyer in interview
- Freeway analogy
- Who's setting the example around us?
- parents? peers?
- when looking for perfection, you will always be disappointed
- look into ourselves - introspection
- be the example for others
- in order to do this, you must look to yourself
- Who do you want to be?
9:35 - Committee Announcements
- Marketing
- working on Newsletter
- stay after to take picture
- Fundraising
- Cheri still has to approve letter for T-Shirt sponsorship, so new T-Shirts will happen next quarter
- Social
- Pie Plunging event after meeting
