Sh** is about to hit the fan -- prison time

[bronzie]

You understood

correctly. Those two states have some really rough prisons, meaning how they are run, not the prisoners, though

they're pretty rough too. Texas, for example, leads the world in exacutions. The rest of the sentances aren't much

easier. Arizona, among other things has a prison that is tents in the desert surrounded by chainlink fencing, and

the inmates are given pink jump suits and under wear.

mjim, i know, texas and arizona prison systems

are very harsh, you cease to become human, and gain a robotic number identity. what i find very disturbing with

prison systems, not only the ones you mention, but in other first world countries, is that they are called

correctional facilities or institutions which in effect means a place of rehabilitation, however under the

enviroment these prisoners live in, most come out worse then when they went in. and they usually re-offend because

they cannot assimilate into mainstream society. there is a fine line between punishment and rehabilitation, i think

the places you mention gives more weight to the first.

im aware of the high texan execution rates, although i

personally am against the taking of anothers life, whatever the circumstances, the texan governance and legislature

thinks otherwise. but this is another debate.

on the topic of jails, have you ever seen the movie midnight

express? its about an American civilian trying to smuggle some hash out of turkeys airport, to cut a long story

short ( its a true story) he gets caught up in the turkish prison system, and eventually escapes to tell the tale,

the Greek prisons here are maybe one notch above the turkish prisons in "Quality", although texas and arizona are

sterile places where humans are dehuminized, these places are literally hell holes.

[live4themusic]

Yes, bronzie, this is for

real, not a joke. I will PM you with more information, but I will say that fortunately the offense was not in Texas

or Arizona. Also, the range I'm looking at now is much lower than what it was originally. I already pled guilty to

lesser charges than I originally had.

The icon is a picture I like called Fluorescence.. I'm pretty sure the

original image with made with some mathematical formula in a program, not someone drawing mushrooms. Even if it was

mushrooms (which I understand it looks like), the government has not completely managed to take away our freedom of

speech yet, despite the patriot act and other attempts.

I have to go now though because a friend of mine is

taking me out to a bar where I will do everything in my power to ensure I wake up with a hot girl next to me

tomorrow morning.

Thanks to everyone who's wished me luck.. believe me, I'll need it.

[happyman]

Yes,

bronzie, this is for real, not a joke. I will PM you with more information, but I will say that fortunately the

offense was not in Texas or Arizona. Also, the range I'm looking at now is much lower than what it was originally.

I already pled guilty to lesser charges than I originally had.

The icon is a picture I like called

Fluorescence.. I'm pretty sure the original image with made with some mathematical formula in a program, not

someone drawing mushrooms. Even if it was mushrooms (which I understand it looks like), the government has not

completely managed to take away our freedom of speech yet, despite the patriot act and other attempts.

I

have to go now though because a friend of mine is taking me out to a bar where I will do everything in my power to

ensure I wake up with a hot girl next to me tomorrow morning.

Thanks to everyone who's wished me luck..

believe me, I'll need

it.

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Community Service Volenteer

work is a GREAT idea to help the judge understand you are willing to reform from those bad habits. I would also go

to rehab and counseling to uppen the odds. Show the judge you are trying to reform. Also join a community club of

some sort or some charity. Get a job if you do not have one. Get a damn good lawyer. Keep a record of your services

to yourself and the communtiy to take to court with you. The documentation looks good. Be sincere.

Good

Luck. and try and stay on the good side of the fence now and AFTER court.

Happy

[live4themusic]

I do plenty of volunteer

work of my own volition, but I don't know how much it will help my case. One of the groups I volunteer with serves

food to the homeless, with the message that "the amount of money spent on weapons by the U.S. government in a day

could feed everyone going hungry in the world for a year." It's a very anti-war group and probably not something

the judge would look favorably upon because being against war is considered unpatriotic these days.