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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Cub Scouts Pack 25 of Canfield prepared to do a mock trial at Canfield City Hall on Dec. 5 after sitting in during an arraignment.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Cub Scouts Pack 25 spent an evening with Mayor Bernie Kosar at Canfield City Hall on Dec. 5. Pictured are, from left, Cade, Nathan, Aven, Lydia, Bernie Kosar, Braden, Owen, Andrew and Albert.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Some of the Cub Scouts Pack 25 participated in a mock trial on Dec. 5 at Canfield City Hall.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Cub Scouts Pack 25 lined up to stand at the podium at Canfield City Hall on Dec. 5 in front of Mayor Bernie Kosar.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Cub Scouts Pack 25 of Canfield got an idea of what the judicial system was like after sitting in at an arraignment on Dec. 5 at the Canfield City Hall.
Mayor Bernie Kosar spoke with the Cub Scouts before they watched the arraignment. Kosar told the scouts how an arraignment works, the choices people have to plead and what each plea means.
The Cub Scouts, led by troop leader Albert Pacella, made the trip the Canfield City Hall as part of their Arrow of Light Award. The scouts had to visit a public official and when Pacella reached out to Kosar, he was more than happy to accommodate their needs.
“They have to visit with a public official and we contacted Mr. Kosar and he invited us to come before court for a little bit and then to sit through court,” said Pacella.
The scouts sat in the chairs and watched as each person walked up to the podium to speak with Kosar about their court appearance.
“I would want them to want an insight into how the system works,” said Kosar. “I wanted them to see a judge who cared about the person standing in front of them. Who tried to go get the best deal for that person. If I delivered that message to one those kids, I succeeded.”
To bring the court visit to an end, the Cub Scouts participated in a mock trial of their own. The scouts had the chance to be the judge, defendant and other members of the court.
“I liked coming. We saw how to run and what happens in court,” said Cub Scout Albert Pacella Jr. whose favorite part was the mock trial.