Hicks97
10-22-07 - Day 71
I had a case today that really brings home the idea that life is not like a video game. There is no reset button, no extra lives, and no “do-overs.” The defendant was already a 5 time convicted felon with a record of Armed Robbery, Grand Larceny, and Assault. He had been before the court on 22 prior occasions for various crimes, almost all of them violent in nature. We had exhausted every program and treatment option available. There was no option left but to send him “upstate” and commit him to the Dept. of Juvenile Justice. He is 11 years old.
10-22-07 - Day 71
I had a case today that really brings home the idea that life is not like a video game. There is no reset button, no extra lives, and no “do-overs.” The defendant was already a 5 time convicted felon with a record of Armed Robbery, Grand Larceny, and Assault. He had been before the court on 22 prior occasions for various crimes, almost all of them violent in nature. We had exhausted every program and treatment option available. There was no option left but to send him “upstate” and commit him to the Dept. of Juvenile Justice. He is 11 years old.