Reply To: Jury duty

There are many such cases and may you never experience such a thing.

One example is a stalker who is continually threatening one’s life. This person is not going to be walking voluntarily into a beit din. Without a regular court and judge taking action, the victim’s life is in constant fear of death with legitimate reasons.

Hopefully, in many cases to spare additional trauma, it doesn’t get to the point where the case needs a jury. Hopefully this rodef pleads guilty and accepts the sentence from the judge.

I know someone who had this happen and this person’s rabbi supported this person contacting the police and doing everything to keep safe. There was no other choice. The fact that the rodef was Jewish did not prevent the need to take immediate action and continued action using the county court system.