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he had agreed not to pursue the charge if, over the course of nine months, I completed 100 hours of community service and attended parenting education Superbly
by petercooper 12y ago
he had agreed not to pursue the charge if, over the course of nine months, I completed 100 hours of community service and attended parenting education
Superbly written, but the underlying story and outcome disturbs me. That someone is dissuaded from presenting a fair case because a court is considered to be bad at its job and taking a revenge-not-justice punishment is the best option serves as a serious indictment of 'justice' in whatever loony tunes jurisdiction she lives. Judicial systems are meant to apply laws contextually based on actual facts, not condemn anyone who falls into a gray area.
- angersock 12y agoJudicial systems are meant to apply laws contextually based on actual facts, not condemn anyone who falls into a gray area. But that's hard, and maybe unfair, and it barely scales. EDIT: Somewhat more productively, one wonders if this is a side effect of there being simply so many ways to get pulled into court--parking citation, drug possession, etc. I could understand if we took a more bureaucratic approach simply to keep up with the "demand".