My young friend goes into state custody tomorrow, extended family refuses to help, and insults her for being gay.... She's not even really entitled to the things in
her her parents' room. Her father accused me of ruining the country because I must've voted for Obama (I actually don't vote at all). I pled for a reasonable resolution, but naturally, he wasn't listening. He finally threatened to have me arrested merely for calmly sitting down and talking to him in a public place, which upset him. I smiled and had to laugh; he quickly realized what was so funny about
him trying to have
me arrested.... Against that kind of stupid intolerance, she never had a chance of going back into that house, though she wants to.
Now I graphically see why PFLAG recommends you be financially independent before you come out to your parents.... Poor targeted kid better have a bulletproof soul; Kevlar does fuck all against these heartshots.
He has a right to his beliefs...? And, I have to respect those beliefs
? I suppose she has no rights or valid beliefs.... His legal duty to take care of his own child, for all practical intents and purposes, doesn't apply due to her being gay.... Land of the free, home of the
brave homophobic.... I went to law school to further justice. This is not it.... This is not it. The courts and much of the public seem to think it is though, which means I help uphold a system of laws and rights that doesn't help my kind or recognize our rights.... It is no exaggeration to say she'd be 15 and homeless right now if her father had his way.
Speaking of "not justice," tomorrow I present a police report mechanically timestamped exactly 2 minutes before the officer "filing" it in the station was allegedly all the way across town witnessing a crime. Practically no one can alter the mechanical timestamp. So, he either lied about being in the station filing the report, or he lied about being across town, cause he can't be in both places at once. Point being, he's lying.... It makes me sad when police lie on the stand, but at least this time I can definitively prove it. It gives a black eye to every decent officer out there and the justice system. The prosecution will call him to the stand, he'll lie. I'll then cross examine and pull out the report as impeachment. He should be charged with perjury, but he won't be.
You have no idea the legal hell I went through to get these police records, which prove the officer didn't see shit, the state can't prove shit, and my client did shit wrong. Moreover, I will not really be paid for all the hours I put in for this.
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
I somehow bet those aren't the testimonials universities are looking for and publishing.... Probably because they're true.... I must say the $100K-in-debt-law-student-picture seems a bit on the low side but I fully expected to see the law students posting.
Very tired and brushing up my understanding of the stupid rules of evidence again, cause I know the prosecutor will object when I spring this on him. Bed soon.... Very sad, but will not let her see.