Wow, that's just crazy! But I will say this.... I have had my days in court, and I make sure when I go that I am clean-cut and dressed appropriately, and believe it or not that crap goes a long way! First impressions are a lot more influential than many would think especially in the court room. The last time I was in court I think I was the only guy that wore a collared shirt and tie, I was also the only person that I saw get their case dismissed!
interesting experience in court today
i had to go to court today for the last time.
i ended up with a misdemeanor assault charge, 12 months deferred adjudication (after 12 months its off my record), 80 hours community service, have to take an anger management class and a $100 fine.
but that was not the interesting part.........
so i walk in sit down and my lawyer starts flirting with me, lol; complementing just about everything about me, lol. i'd never touch it, but being a good sport, i started doing the same. {weird}
i'm sitting there watching all of these black guys go up there and the judge is being real hard on them, talking real blunt and even gave out an 8 year prison sentence to one of them.
so i'm getting a little nervous thinking that my plea may not go through, when they call my name.
i walk up there, and i swear, the mood went from SERIOUS, to not serious at all, real quick.
everyone was joking with me and with each other, the judge and prosecutor where extremely nice to me and the mood was just strange.
after all of the sentencing, the judge said "Aaron, how old are you?", i said 23. he said "so do you have an anger problem?" i said no, i just got a little angry at my brother was all. he said "are yall getting along now?" i said yes. he said "have you learned your lesson" i said yes. then he said " well don't do it again", then smiled.
i started thinking to myself "what in the world just happened?"
i thought about it on the drive home and you know what? i think that it was because i'm a clean cut white guy, lol.
i mean i had one of the more serious charges (except for the first guy) and got better treatment.
now don't get me wrong here, i am NOT complaining what so ever, but i thought that it was kind of interesting to actually witness something like that.
maybe some of the things that the black folks complain about really happens. i know that i never believed it until today.
just thought i'd share
i ended up with a misdemeanor assault charge, 12 months deferred adjudication (after 12 months its off my record), 80 hours community service, have to take an anger management class and a $100 fine.
but that was not the interesting part.........
so i walk in sit down and my lawyer starts flirting with me, lol; complementing just about everything about me, lol. i'd never touch it, but being a good sport, i started doing the same. {weird}
i'm sitting there watching all of these black guys go up there and the judge is being real hard on them, talking real blunt and even gave out an 8 year prison sentence to one of them.
so i'm getting a little nervous thinking that my plea may not go through, when they call my name.
i walk up there, and i swear, the mood went from SERIOUS, to not serious at all, real quick.
everyone was joking with me and with each other, the judge and prosecutor where extremely nice to me and the mood was just strange.
after all of the sentencing, the judge said "Aaron, how old are you?", i said 23. he said "so do you have an anger problem?" i said no, i just got a little angry at my brother was all. he said "are yall getting along now?" i said yes. he said "have you learned your lesson" i said yes. then he said " well don't do it again", then smiled.
i started thinking to myself "what in the world just happened?"
i thought about it on the drive home and you know what? i think that it was because i'm a clean cut white guy, lol.
i mean i had one of the more serious charges (except for the first guy) and got better treatment.
now don't get me wrong here, i am NOT complaining what so ever, but i thought that it was kind of interesting to actually witness something like that.
maybe some of the things that the black folks complain about really happens. i know that i never believed it until today.
just thought i'd share
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evidently, no one involved in your litigation hangs out at Hotrodders.....
I told you yessir and nosir would go a long way. :thumbup: :thumbup:
You should of stood up and demanded some prison time.:smash:
.....I told you yessir and nosir would go a long way. :thumbup: :thumbup:
You should of stood up and demanded some prison time.:smash:
i was dressed much nicer than the rest, but it was nothing more than a collared shirt tucked into a pair of jeans with tennis shoes.adtkart said:
i guess that yall would've had to of been there to fully understand what happened. i can not really explain it without emotion.
but maybe it was the fact that i had never been arrested before, and i'm sure he could tell that i was quite nervous walking up there.
maybe he was just trying to help me relax... who knows, but i did say yes sir/no sir just as i do with any cop.
the main thing that struck me as odd was when he said "don't do it again". he was cleary joking and then smiled right after it, lol.
so maybe i'm wrong about the whole thing, but it did seem like that was the case........i don't know..... just wanted to hear some different opinions on the subject.
thanks Aaron
i forgot that i took a picture of myself after court.
no tie, nothing speical, just average clothes..........
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no tie, nothing speical, just average clothes..........
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