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August 16, 2007
The little darlings
So, this past summer I spent my mornings at the juvenile court building. I worked with the Public Defender, and because I am so close to being done with law school I'm eligible for a license that lets me be a lawyer if another lawyer supervises me. Thus, I had quite an experience this summer.
I'm not really going to get into too much detail, but here are some highlights:
- At least three kids were so infuriated at being put in the slammer, they refused to leave the courtroom and had to be carried away by five cops. I am happy to say that no matter how much they resisted, none of the cops punched, tasered, or otherwise did anything to piss off the police brutality watchdogs.
- One kid was arrested in an abandoned building. What did he tell the cops he was doing in the place? Having sex, of course.
- My favorite was the kid who was pulled over by the cops for a traffic violation at 5 in the morning. He was 14, obviously had no license, and no insurance. Why was he driving the car? To go to the hospital, to witness his "baby mama" give birth to his son. When he stepped out of the car, the cops noticed a white powder on the seat. They hauled him in because they thought it was cocaine, but it later turned out to be nothing.
There were stories like this every day. Some more interesting than others, but it was definitely never boring. I was all prepped to do trials, but each time I had one the case either got dropped or the kid took a plea bargain. I am sorry to say, I have not yet had the chance to yell "Objection! Hearsay!" in an actual court of law. Some day, it will happen for me...
entry no. 939
Posted by oz115 at August 16, 2007 02:52 PM