Posted on Sep 25, 2016
Excessive Government Power? 17 Year Old Honor Student Jailed for Truancy
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Inspite of this story being a somewhat older story it is a very moving ACCOUNT of Gov't running amok with N-Tolerance policies, I am sorry, but I had the chance and the means, I would have punched that Judge in the nose.
That kid held down a full and a part-time job. She was an A+ student who supported the family. The charges were subsequently dropped, after the truama of being incarcerated for one day. Some might the judge's decision. But please, if it were your kid and she was made an adult, she be lauded, rather than spending even a minute in jail What do you think? Justifiable or a policy gone too far. SrA Edward Vong PO2 Ed C. 1LT Sandy Annala SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL CPT L S 1SG Mike Case SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen F. LTC Stephen C. Col (Join to see) Capt Seid Waddell SrA Matthew Knight SrA Christopher Wright SSG Warren Swan Capt Christopher Waters LTC Greg Henning SFC Mark Merino
That kid held down a full and a part-time job. She was an A+ student who supported the family. The charges were subsequently dropped, after the truama of being incarcerated for one day. Some might the judge's decision. But please, if it were your kid and she was made an adult, she be lauded, rather than spending even a minute in jail What do you think? Justifiable or a policy gone too far. SrA Edward Vong PO2 Ed C. 1LT Sandy Annala SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas TSgt Joe C. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL CPT L S 1SG Mike Case SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" COL Jean (John) F. B. LTC Stephen F. LTC Stephen C. Col (Join to see) Capt Seid Waddell SrA Matthew Knight SrA Christopher Wright SSG Warren Swan Capt Christopher Waters LTC Greg Henning SFC Mark Merino
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As somebody who has spent nights behind bars as a teenager and each one of my sons has spent time in jail/prison with one serving 35 years in prison for crimes he did not commit [Article 32 investigation cleared him] I recognize that what doesn't kill you can make yo stronger including time spent behind bars SSgt (Join to see).
Spending time behind bars for crimes you didn't commit is much wore than being sentences for a crime you did commit - even truancy which thankfully is not a felony :-)
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Robert Hawks SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
Spending time behind bars for crimes you didn't commit is much wore than being sentences for a crime you did commit - even truancy which thankfully is not a felony :-)
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Christopher Mueller Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Robert Hawks SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
LTC Stephen F. thank you for the warm heartfelt response. Very sentimental.
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I feel so sad with no tolerance and the judge needs sanction. I just do not why some people are thoughtless. That kid is a role model with a caveat. Thanks for sharing. Larry
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Despite the fact that I have long bemoaned excess in government, I'm not sure that this is an example of such. For me it is more indicative of lack of judicial discretion. Judges like this tempt people into legislating verdicts (like Three Strikes Laws) and taking away the power of good judges to make the sentence fit the "crime". Indeed, there is no crime in this case. This judge is a fool.
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Fortunately, he dropped the charges. It's not known if the charges were expunged. it's too bad she had to spend the night in jail because an idiot wearing a robe.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/31/texas-judge-dismisses-contempt-charges-against-honor-student-jailed-for-truancy.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/31/texas-judge-dismisses-contempt-charges-against-honor-student-jailed-for-truancy.html
Texas Judge Dismisses Contempt Charges Against Honor Student Jailed For Truancy
A Texas judge dismissed contempt charges against a 17-year-old honor student jailed for missing too much school because she worked two jobs to support her siblings.
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In the Asian community, an arrest is embarassing and causes a lot of pressure. She is a good girl.
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