I used to believe in fate, but fate let me down. Now I only believe in myself, and I'll never let me down.
I just got home from work. Today was a much more mellow day. The prosecutor I worked with, Lourdes, is so nice and friendly and helpful. She's my hero. Not much happened, but all these people kept asking me questions. It was annoying. One woman in particular was very push and obstinate. She wanted her case handled, and she wanted it now. She wasn't even assigned to the public defender so there was nothing I could do! So I told her to wait until the judge called her, and then tell her she needed a PD. Everyone kept asking me when their case was up. I told them we have a lot of cases and I'll deal with it when I can. There's only one of me and there are 50 of you. Push Lady kept asking me what was happening and I said I didn't know. I handled many cases. Talked to the prosecutor. Talked to the client. Took roll call. Told Pushy Lady I didn't know what was going on. Finally most was under control, except Judge Gorman called in sick, so Judge Berling took all his cases, and I was in her courtroom, so we got flooded with a whole set of cases. Then I yelled at Pushy Lady again. Finally, Pushy Lady said she had to go to work so she was leaving and to set her case for trial. I told my supervisor and she was NOT happy. She said that Pushy Lady was yelling at her all morning. She was tempted to just say she failed to show and bench warrant her, because we hadn't talked to her yet, but the prosecutor said it was fine to just set it for trial. Argh.
I'd say we handled over 40 cases today. I can't appear before the judge, so my supervisor had to do a lot of the work. People need to be patient. If you don't want to spend all morning in court, then don't commit crimes. What's more frustrating, is that many people don't even work. I feel bad for people who don't work, but what do they do all day? They can wait for me in court, because I'm working very hard. I'm defending the Constitution!
On hygiene: I talked to many people today who had HORRIBLE breath. I always wonder if that's me. If I have horrible bad breath please let me know. I beg you.
For every 40 cases, there is one that is not bad. Today there was a woman who was charged with providing false information. She got pulled over for a traffic stop. She was asked for her SSN and she gave it off by ONE NUMBER. False info is a first degree misdemeanor and punishable by 180 days in jail or $1000 fine. She pled down and because the charge was ridiculous, she paid fines, but still, that's too much. She was a very nice woman too. I feel bad for her.
Lessons for Today: When you go to court, plan to stay all day because we're busy. Brush your teeth. Give accurate information to the officer, whatever you do.
I have a friend that switches between Depressed Robotic Person or DRP (which I pronounce durp) and Beckie. I prefer Beckie. I will wait for her to return when she's ready.
In Immigration Law I gave an awesome answer to a question. Immigration is not enumerated in the Constitution Article I, section 8. But does Congress have the power to make laws regarding immigration? (Obviously, yes, but on what grounds?)
I kind of told the Consultant last night about my stalker. Let's call the stalker CRO. Well, I met CRO online, and we talked for a while. Then i gave CRO my number and I talked to CRO a few times. Then class started again, and CRO called me but I was in class so I didn't answer. CRO called me several times in a row. I was busy with work and school and other stuff. CRO kept calling. And calling. I got 20+ calls in addition to text messages and emails. I emailed CRO and wrote that I was busy and I couldn't talk for a while. I was hoping that CRO would back off, but that didn't happen. CRO kept it up. I feel bad, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feeling or reject anyone. However, the level of committment was not possible. I barely know CRO! Finally, I just had to ignore CRO. The calls have stopped. All I'm left with is guilt because I feel responsible for CRO's emotional well being. I am not responsible though. I will not feel guilt anymore.
Additional Lessons for Today: If you call me, leave a message and I will call you back. Calling someone every half hour is creepy and doesn't make me less busy. I am only responsible for myself, within reason.
