The Dark Side of Jury Duty (with Mark Farrant)

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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A very small number of Nighttime listeners have served on a jury, but many more know someone who has. Regardless which side you fall on, chances are the trial involved was fairly mundane and unremarkable... but that’s not always how it happens. Think of someone you know, perhaps a painfully innocent aunt. What happens when they get assigned to a case involving some of darkest evidence imaginable? how do they get through it? how do they cope? and who picks up the pieces after the verdict is delivered? Very few are better positioned to answer those questions then our guest Mark Farrant. In 2014, a letter arrived at Mark’s door indicating he was in a pool to serve on the jury for an upcoming murder trial, and to put it simply, he hasn't been the same man since. The trial was that of Farshad Badakshan, a man accused in the horrifically brutal killing of his girlfriend. The graphic details Mark was immersed in had left him with the crippling symptoms of PTSD and to make matters worse, laws that serve to provide jurors privacy have made it nearly impossible for mark to get treatment. This has been the fuel for one of Canada's fiercest advocates for the rights of Canadian jurors. In this episode, Mark will share both his experiences with the dark side of Jury duty and his efforts to make things better for future jurors. Links: Nightcap post show episode (Patron Exclusive) : patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Mark Farrant: https://twitter.com/cdnjuryhelp The Trial of Farshad Badakshan detailed - https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/03/04/farshad_badakhshan_on_trial_in_murder_of_his_girlfriend_suffered_delusions_defence_argues.html The Death of Farshad Badakshan - https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/05/27/convicted_murderer_commits_suicide_in_toronto_jail.html Credits: Musical Theme: Vox Somnia https://voxsomniamusic.bandcamp.com/ Ambient Theme: Fall Asleep by Paragon Cause https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/ Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.0	Very few of you listening have likely served on a jury, but you probably know someone who has,
0:59.0	and chances are the trial that they served on
1:02.0	was fairly mundane and unremarkable, but it can happen.
1:06.0	Think of someone you know, perhaps your sweet and loving aunt who could never stomach watching a gruesome film or sitting through a true crime
1:13.7	documentary. What happens when someone like that gets assigned to a case that
1:18.7	features some of the darkest evidence imaginable? How do they get through it? How do they cope? And who picks up the pieces when the deliberations are over and the verdict is delivered?
1:29.0	As you'll soon hear, our guest, Mark Ferrant, knows all too well how complicated the answers to those questions are.
1:37.0	In 2014, Mark received a letter indicating he was on a pool to serve in the jury for an upcoming murder trial.
1:44.0	And to put it quite simply, he hasn't been the same since.
1:48.0	The trial was that of Farshad Badachian, a man accused of the brutal killing of his girlfriend.
1:55.3	The graphic details of this case that Mark would become immersed in had left him with the
1:59.8	crippling effects of PTSD. And to make matters worse, laws that serve to provide jurors' privacy
2:07.0	have made it nearly impossible for market-to-get treatment.
2:10.0	This experience, in the end, has become the fuel for one of Canada's fiercest advocates for the rights of Canadian jurors.
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