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But if anyone found out I was talking about it there might have to be retrial involving a new jury. I might be facing charges like Aiding and Abetting, Conspiracy, Perverting the Course of Justice, or Contempt of Court, especially since as a juror I had made an oath that I was a suitable person to sit in judgement of the accused. The British system is sometimes a little clunky, but it works, because professional honour polices it as much as the system itself. Don't judge Britain by the standards of countries you're familiar with. Does that sound a little grand? Well, the Romans thought much the same about their system of law for all its faults apparent to the modern age. Rome considered itself the centre of civilisation and it was law above all else that confirmed it in their minds, not the size of their empire or how tough their soldiers were. Their tolerance of dealing were substantially higher than today it must be said. But then there's an anecdote about a young man of good family. A prostitute preferred charges of Rape against him. Since she was a professional sex worker the Roman magistrate threw out the charge on principle - what did she expect? But, the young man in a drunken rage had broken down her front door to get to her and that was deemed unacceptable, so he was punished. Money made no difference in that case.