On the previous thread, there was made mention of the ER/Trauma nurse juror who appeared to some of the tweeters to have been crying. Having been one, I posted thoughts about this and thought about it late last night. Some of us were concerned by the crying appearance and some were not.
Most of the ER/Trauma RNs that I know are pretty hardcore and not brought to tears easily as we deal with some of the most horrific injuries a human can suffer. I am not as hardcore as most I worked with and I did cry after trying to save the pediatric trauma patients that came in, once I got in my car. That was really, really tough and simply heartbreaking. Tears for some of the most hardcore trauma nurses came unexpectedly and as a stress reliever. I didn't see them cry often.
I think back to when JSS announced the verdict last time and her voice cracked. The stress, longevity, responsibility of deciding life or death for CMJA must be huge. Tears may be just that, a stress response and not indicative of her personal feelings towards deciding whether to vote life or death for CMJA. IMOO
