Queen of Trials

[catelin]

I got rid of seven, count 'em, SEVEN cases today! I feel like the brave little tailor...for any you old enough to get that reference. Seven jury trials set today and every single one of them pled, including a child rapist and a drug dealer. I gave out a couple of major legal ass whoopin's over the last couple of weeks, including the whole "caught ya lyin' on the stand, bitch" episode. Maybe all the defense attorneys were afraid I had jailhouse phonecalls of their clients confessing. Who knows? All I know is that I've got a nice easy week to look forward to for a change!

Oh, and my phone's all screwed up at home. I just realized that tonight when I couldn't get any phone calls. Will see to that tomorrow, but don't worry if you can't get me.

Comments

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Well, I do have a pretty morbid sense of humor sometimes, but that's not uncommon in this line of work...sort of that "if I don't laugh, I'll cry" humor. Overall, though, I don't think it's made me more cynical about people. I see the best and the worst of what people are. If anything, I think it's really helped me to see the balance of the universe a bit more clearly.

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[mindme.livejournal.com]

I had a filipino friend in high school. His sisters were raised in a rather strict catholic upbrining... very sheltered from the world, limited in what they could see on TV. The oldest sister after high school went on to become a nurse. When she was doing her interning, she was working in a maternity ward. She was shocked to discover women were having children outside of wed lock. This is like 1990. That is a sheltered life.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Man alive! That's mind-blowing. I know there are people who live so far removed from things that they couldn't even imagine them, but it still shocks me.