June 17, 2004
Disillusion
The Most Shocking (although, sadly, not surprising) Thing I Learned At Work Today:
In the 10 months the clerks have been working in chambers, having seen 100's of criminal cases come and go, NOT ONE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER! That's right, every single one had prior convictions. To be fair, part of the reason for this is that many of the first-timers or petty offenders are brought across the street (to the municipal court), but the statistic is still an eye-opener. So much for rehabilitation...
Guns and drugs, guns and drugs, guns and drugs, G-d bless D.C.
In the 10 months the clerks have been working in chambers, having seen 100's of criminal cases come and go, NOT ONE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER! That's right, every single one had prior convictions. To be fair, part of the reason for this is that many of the first-timers or petty offenders are brought across the street (to the municipal court), but the statistic is still an eye-opener. So much for rehabilitation...
Guns and drugs, guns and drugs, guns and drugs, G-d bless D.C.
