My Sentance:
- Probation for 3 years. (If I violate any laws, I will be sent to jail for 180 days).
- $1000 fine.
- Must attend anger management classes.
- Must attend Alcoholic Anonymous 3 times a week.
- 90 days of work service.
On a positive note, the judge said that he will review my "progress" in 30 days and that he may reduce my work service. Although, I've become a bit cynical about the justice system making promises that they have no intention of following through with. For example, when I was in jail they said that if I behaved I would get out early. So I sat there and stared at the clock for hour upon hour, waiting for them to release me early. It did not happen, nor was anyone released early. As a matter of fact, I was released at the same time as the drunk santa girl that threw up all over herself and screamed, threw a fit and repeatly told the officers on the duty that they were all, "Fat butch lesbian cunts".
I can't wait to write about what I've learned from this experiance! Unfortunately it's going to have to wait since the prosecutor used edited portions of this blog to paint the picture of what a horrible person I am. Sick. I'll tell you all about it when I've completed my sentance.
Labels: The Justice System
Rambled by Vicious Summer @ 7:01 PM
7 Shenanigans:
Of course edited highlights of anyone's life are going to look a little iffy. Did they prosecutor happen to mention all the cool stuff you've written about also? I think not
For you to get TASERED by a bawbag (can I write that?) and then come off worse seems more than a little shabby.
And correct me if I'm wrong but isn't AA for people who are actually alcoholics???
Yes, if by "iffy", you mean that my retail business is named "Vicious" and that I curse more then a lady should. Scary!
Unfortunately, there was no mention of the fact that I'm deeply devoted to my friends and family, as well as good causes like prevention of animal cruelty and doing my best to spread the word about the horrors of drinking and driving.
I also thought that AA was for alcoholics. Similarly, I thought anger management was for people that had anger management problems. Apparently I am wrong though, since I've never been in a physical altercation nor do I have any problems with controlling my anger, nor do I have a dependancy on alcohol.
I have been advised by the judge that the reason he was harsh is because I "chose to wrestle" (and by "wrestle", it has been described in court as being thrown face down to the ground by a cop and curling up into the fetal position) with a police officer in a public place where random people that were appalled at the way he acted, might have hurt the poor officer.
I just wish people were honest with themselves.
the most difficult aspect of all this for me to deal with is seeing what that cop did to you, and then see the jury side with the police and find you guilty. You stood up for your rights and didn't bargain with the prosecutor when they offered lesser charges because you knew you didn't do anything wrong. We thought justice would prevail. You did the morally correct thing and America punished you for it.
I truly believe the only reason he charged you with any crime at all was to justify the use of his taser. Now, instead of taking responsibility for his actions and dropping the charges, he digs his hole even deeper and shows himself as a selfish self preserving asshole and prosecutes an innocent person. Because of the bad apple cop we have had our only experience in the justice system with, I don't want to deal with the cops for anything. I don't want their help and I will not help them. This guy has made every good cops job harder.
That is it...that is my rant.
I've been following your progress, and I'm glad to hear that things worked out for you in the end. (I know the sentence sucks, but it could have been worse!)
What caused this whole altercation with the police to start in the first place? If you mentioned it before, I must have missed it..
That is not a bad sentence; the 90 days community service is not that hot, but overall could be worse.
I've been to anger management and 3 AA meetings. Anger management was kinda OK, the people there had funny stories to tell. AA on the other hand is a complete waste of time if you do not have a serious drinking problem. People there basically try to keep each others spirits high and support each other... kinda sad, kinda boring, definitely a waste of time for you, as I know you do not have a drinking problem. It's over now, just a few minor annoyances to take care of and you are done with it. The system has failed.
The 90 days I was sentanced to is work service, not community service. As in I have to spend 90 days (720 hours) essentually picking up trash on the side of the freeway. This is in addition to 12 hours of anger management classes, 3 - 4 hours a week of AA meetings and the 80+ hours a week I work. Oh and not to mention that as of July 1st, I no longer live in California (something my lawyer failed to mention to the judge)...
The judge feels that I don't deserve to do community service rather then work service. Even the ladies at the work service office said, "90 days?! Good god, that's a lot!"
Maybe they are being proactive: if there is is anything that will make you angry and drive you to drink, I imagine it would be picking up other people's garbage for a crime that you did not commit.
If only someone had a camera phone at the time, things wouldn't have been so rosy for the cop.
I wonder what the rest of his record is like? Maybe he should be sent to anger management classes for TASERING a 118 pound lady.
This will soon pass and you guys will be surfing while he remains on the beat.
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