The Court/Justice System

[blas87]

Now, I will admit that part, if not a lot of this, is me just wanting to see my ex bf get what's coming to him and be put behind bars, where he belongs, for his 5th DUI.

My mom regularly checks CCAP. He had court scheduled for Friday, but a week or so ago, it got pushed to later this month. After it had been pushed back before, and before, and before.

I remember distinctly before we broke up, he declared "I am NOT spending the summer in jail!"

Well, apparently his parents bought a lawyer who could make sure he wouldn't.

He's been on a signature bond since June. Still goes out drinking (from what I have heard from mutual friends). His leg has healed up since about the middle of July and he's been able to walk since then. So, if they were going to not jail him because of his leg, there'd be no excuse after that point.

It just seems so hopeless. Anyone else who was charged with felony 5th DUI would be in jail or even PRISON right now, if not that for whatever dumb reason, then on house arrest. NOT him!

Anyone else who had been caught that many times violating their occupational license hours/revoked license would be thousands and thousands of dollars in the hole and would be on some kind of monitoring. NOT HIM.

I know, my life has improved so much without him being in it, I look and feel better and things are going much better for me and life is less stressfull without him. But it's just NOT FAIR. I wish something would happen in the favor of the law against him. Seriously.

[DrFaroohk]

Isn't it just maddening? Especially when people who've had their first DUI are getting a harsher punishment than that.

People always say not to pay attention to it but how can you not? Especially when the next guy who gets caught is going to be paying the penalty for his own infraction AND this guy's.

[Greenday]

The leniency given out by courts is saddening. By your third DUI, you've proven you don't deserve to ever have a license again. Driving isn't a right, it's a privilege.

Your ex's case shows what a mockery the court makes the justice system out to be.

[telecom_goddess]

I feel for you Blas. I think he should have the book thrown at him. Take his license away for GOOD and spend the goddamn summer in jail, and fall, and winter and so on for the next few years! He needs to learn that what he does is not ok and is dangerous!!!

[BlaqueKatt]

if only there was some angry group of mothers out there you could contact...I bet pictures of his violations would easily end up in front of the judge......(the one in one of the smaller towns I lived in did this, and put pressure on the courts via news media)

[Racket_Man]

DAMN and I though the new and improved DWI/OWI laws iin our state prevented that crap from happening esp for habitual offenders.

[blas87]

Money talks, bullshit walks. With enabling parents paying for a super special attorney, he has a better chance at getting off than someone who can't afford anyone better than the Public Pretender. DUI attorneys are a special kind of slime who can buy lots of extra freetime and push court dates back very far. That is, of course, unless the court system is so bogged down that that's the reason it keeps getting pushed back. I just remember him declaring he would NOT spend the summer in jail, and it looks like the soonest he'll be in court is later this month. He was due the day before his birthday, that got pushed back, I'm sure he wanted to be able to go out and party on his birthday.

All I kept hoping last weekend was that he'd get arrested or caught doing something against his bond. I doubt that happened. Someone would have told me.

[blas87]

He gets off with a slap on the wrist. AGAIN.

I don't know the details as of yet, all I know is my mom checked CCAP again to see if his court date got shoved back any further, and she said "Come see this blas, he has new charges!"

Last weekend, he got FELONY bail jumping (which by definition means you didn't show up for court, but in cases like his, it means he was caught drunk or at a bar or violating the terms of his signature bond) and criminal trespassing. I am unsure what the trespass means, it must have been someone's house or something.

Sure enough, click on case details.....he was booked, spoke to a judge via circuit television from jail.....got his DUI lawyer, and was released on ANOTHER signature bond.

I understand most of the time, bond isn't revoked unless you're a murderer or rapist or such, but a person like this who REFUSES to follow the rules and won't quit breaking the law....seriously.

Oh well. At least I know I can keep wishing and eventually he'll get arrested again. And again. And again. And again.

[Boozy]

You need to stop checking CCAP, get him and his friends off your Facebook, and move on with your life. You dumped him, it's over.

He won't be the first asshole to get away with DUIs, and he won't be the last. There's no sense in driving yourself crazy about it.

[protege]

Seconded. Blas, he's out of your life now. As much as I like seeing douchebags get what they deserve...he's not worth losing sleep over. Karma is a bitch, and he *will* get what's coming. Until then, don't drive yourself crazy over it. When it happens, it'll happen.

[Rapscallion]

On the plus side, you can see what you avoided!

Rapscallion

[Rageaholic]

Wow I've seen celebrities who haven't got off as easy as that.

Talk about a karma houdini.

[Racket_Man]

Wow I've seen celebrities who haven't got off as easy as that.

Talk about a karma houdini.

Just remember Houdini was born in her state. AND our state has this thing about talking tough and passing tough laws but letting the lawyers "grease" the slide past jail.

[blas87]

He's not on my Facebook, and I deleted the "friends" we shared that shared his bad attitude about me dumping him. Although he's tried to add me back, I won't.

It's a bad habbit I have, being nosy. My mom is also really nosy, and she checks how often his lawyer gets the court dates pushed back.

Today is supposedly the big day. We'll see. I know it's not healthy but I have to know that at least something is going to happen.