I know, I know. In our justice system, a person is innocent until proven guilty. I am glad it’s that way. I wouldn’t want it any other way. But… people are human. No matter how hard they may try, people will draw conclusions. Therefore, I have a huge, important tip:
If you have been arrested for a crime and are on trial, do not sit there smirking and acting like it’s all a big joke. It does nothing for your case. Seriously. You do not want to have a cocky attitude in the courtroom.
If I had been arrested say, oh, for drunk driving, if I were innocent, I would still be scared at the whole idea of being arrested and being tried. No matter how sure I was that my lawyer would prove me innocent & no matter how certain I was that the DA had absolutely no case, I would still be nervous.
Let me tell ya, the person behaving like that when I was on jury duty a few weeks back is very lucky they did not pick me to be on that jury. I think I may have felt compelled to jump up & say I should be excused because I could not be impartial.
And there it is. Keep that in mind – if you ever commit a crime, at least pretend to be innocent.
I’ll keep it in mind.
—The Criminal
I know a guy who was pulled over for some minor thing and the police found marijuana in his car. He spent the next 2 months, while waiting on his court date, complaining about the stupid mother**&% policemen, the idiotic assholes at the court house and later, the Gdamn stupid SOB of a probation officer. He does not see his own mistake, its all everyone elses fault. It takes everything I have not to call the police on him every time I think he has something illegal.