"I'm glad I raised my hand" (part 2 of 2)

⚠️ Content Note: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault in the context of a jury trial. Listener discretion advised.

David picks up where his story left off: when the jury room door closes and twelve strangers must decide another human’s fate. David walks us through what it felt like to volunteer to be foreperson, not out of ambition, but because of silence, a silence he broke with a raised hand and three words that changed everything: “I’ll do it.”

What follows is a study in interpersonal communication, as David calmly and vulnerably guides a fractured room toward truth. What began as a 9–3 split ends with unanimous justice, and a transformation he never saw coming.

It’s a story about what happens when you raise your hand, even when your heart’s pounding. David stepped up when no one else would—and created something no one else could.

Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, “Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)”