Gotta go to court today - fingering a bad guy.

[Uber Sparky]

PG County too (that's Prince George's) worst county in the Metro DC Area - incomes relatively low/crime high. A shame really - as it has been poised to be 'the positive example' in America of a hugely Black, by far majority Black, middle to upper middle income, bedroom community - of success.

But so far - a quite while - it has not come to pass. PG border's DC's worst neighborhoods. Even the wealthy Black's can't seem to do much about the lower income Blacks crossing the boarder to committ crime. Black on Black crime.

Except in my case of course...

This 'so-called gang' - a gang of gay/club-kids - they ripped the company I used to work for - off - for two Plasma screens - about $17K worth. They 'rented' them and then disapeared.

A credit card was used - a stolen one - we have friends over in the Secret Service - so...

They got'um. I gotta go finger the guy who signed the paper with the fake name, on the stolen credit card.

Wish me luck.

 

[Debbie]

Good luck.

 

[Lost Cause]

Good luck..

Some people have to be reminded that there is a price to pay for their actions. You are helping some young thugs to think if this is the way they want to go in life. You are a good citizen.

 

[Samuari]

Go get 'em Sparky!

 

[SINthysist]

Good Luck.
Happy Carp.
And all that jazz.

 

[Guest]

Good Luck.
Happy Carp.
And all that jazz.

A very bad haiku.

 

[Lancecastor]

I gotta go finger the guy who signed the paper with the fake name, on the stolen credit card.

Wish me luck.

Wear a glove!

Lube is optional.

 

[Shaft]

I'd rather finger a bad girl.....

 

[SINthysist]

A very bad haiku.

WTFawk is haiku?



Not an attempt, sir, not an attempt...

I forgot to add finger-snaps.

 

[Uber Sparky]

I've come to the conclusion that...

our US court system ‘does’ apply equal justice - however the application is governed by economic variables, economic efficiency and limited liability being the end goal.

It’s like insurance - from both ends. Insurance to the masses (that’s us the public) that the 'true/real' bad guys ‘are taken care’ of in a safe, secure and equal fashion...

And...

Insurance the 'they' - the courts system - don't bring to trial any cases that might cost lots of money - and then ‘not’ have an outcome that the public deems a worthwhile expenditure, wrongful conviction leading to wrongful incarceration or wrongful life termination being the two most costly.

So - innocent until proven 'beyond a shadow of a doubt' guilty - is the rule - and it is a pretty good rule too. If a case is built in regard to a defendant and let's say that case is built entirely upon circumstantial evidence: and let’s say you have 5 possible case points –out of those 3 - 3 are very solid, one is a bit shaky, and there is one point you might as well not even attempt it, it’s so weak. Get it? 3 solid points of 5 - all circumstantial, well in most courts - they won't try that case. Even if the 3 solid points are very, very solid!

Too expensive - too much risk - not enough beyond a shadow of a doubt evidence. Lousy insurance.

That's what happened in my case today.

And get this - the Secret Service investigator had a ‘signed admission’ from the defendant, and lots off the record conversation with the defendant indicating much amount of guilt.

I - %100 know from face to face conversation that this defendant is the guy I delivered two plasma screens too (now missing and presumed stolen)…

And of course the defendant knows it, he knows he’s guilty – AND (get this) –

Admitted to us in private 'his lawyer knows he's guilty too.'

And - after hearing all this States Attorney believes he's guilty too.

And not to mention (because it's not admissible in court because he’s actually not convicted yet) he's, currently up against similar charges in two other counties....

But - the dudes gonna walk - because nobody can prove - beyond a shadow of a doubt - that he phoned in the stolen credit card number - or that he is the one who actually carried the plasma screens out of the hotel to a vehicle to steal them away.

But I know it’s him – beyond a shadow of a doubt.

But then again I’m not the judge.

By the way - other tidbits from today...

There were about 20 criminal cases on the docket - ours was the only one where the defendent was not sent home free.

And - we heard specifically that...

The judge (a woman by the way) was pissed off because our case went to trial and actually meant some work.

And still we were all out of there - court fully ajourned - by 11:30am.

Who says crime doesn't pay?

 

[SINthysist]

Yeah, you got great compensation for your time too...

Can I come up and pick up a couple of plasma screens?

 

[Samuari]

Re: I've come to the conclusion that...

Who says crime doesn't pay?

Of course it does! It provides employment for second rate lawyers and judges.