This morning I, along with my mother and two younger siblings went to our county courthouse to witness the scale of justice working in our midst. Up the red brick steps we walked in the summer heat, wondering what kind of cases we would be hearing today. We all hoped for an exciting jury trial of an escaped convict/axe murderer/grand larcenist. One by one we stepped through security. My mom, my sister, and I all made it through scotch free, but my brother got barked at by a police man for having his hands in his pockets as he walked through the metal detector. Oh what a criminal that boy is.
We walked upstairs to a courtroom which we were about to go into, but first my mom had to run to the restroom. My siblings and I stood and ruminated while we waited for her to come back. Somehow we knew that we were going to be embarrassed when we walked in and asked to leave. Sure enough, we walked in and lo and behold. 15 prisoners in dingy beige jumpsuits swiveled around to witness our entrance. 15 sets of hardened eyes leered at me and my sister. We awkwardly trailed in the wake of our mother who didn't seem to notice the creeps staring at us. Then a cop came over and told her that my brother and sister (both minors) couldn't be in there on account of the prisoners without express permission from the judge. It was with great relief that we exited the courtroom.
The next room we graced, a woman was being tried for concealment. Beautifully clad for court in a hot pink hoodie, faded jeans, her hair up in a messy flip bun, she pleaded "guilty" to stealing a GPS and several DVD players from Walmart. She is now banned from Walmart for 3 years. How horrible. No Walmart for 3 whole years! (Feel the sarcasm flowing like honey from my lips)
Next, after the Walmartian's trial, we traipsed down the stairs to the General District Court. Now listen closely my dears, never drive without a license or you will receive a $100 fine and have your license revoked for 3 years. We must have heard at least 10 cases which ended in that sentence.
It was a good experience, seeing law and order in action. But we are all still hoping for the axe murderer trial. Maybe next Thursday... ;)
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