Prosecutor Can’t Hide Her Annoyance at Defendant’s Pity Party!

[@foreverblessed879]

“I’m not doing this for pity” “I was gonna end my life, I lived in a tent under the bridge, I went days without eating” that sounds like you want pity to me.

[@RayBecker]

Guy on the bottom left: Orange is NOT a good color to wear at a Court proceeding. Try pink or something

[@ziggystardust360]

I thought he was the defendant at first 😂

[@HeartlessConservativ]

What parolees like this fail to realize is that they are essentially testifying they are not stable/competent enough to handle prison alternatives. “All these things happened to me and it’s not my fault. I can’t use a phone. I can’t find somewhere away from drugs.” They are testifying that the best place for them is prison.

[@maryturula7620]

The way you can tell this guy is full of it is that he turns every helping hand he gets into an offence against him. And until he stops being outraged that he is living in a tent he wont begin to get better.

[@momsterzz]

Laying off the drugs would be step #1

[@momsterzz]

I’m not buying it. Any of you buying it? We weren’t born yesterday, fool.

[@slc1161]

He's a sociopathic liar and an addict. He wants to run his own probation. Lock him up.

[@richardclaus4751]

Wouldn't jail be the safest place to be? Steady food and warm cot unless he acts up?

[@Backyard_Racing]

The food is sh!t and the “hot cots” are a pad laid on the cold concrete floor next to the toilet.

[@clark-ul7tp]

better than a bridge😂

[@carriekent4464]

Here come the tears….And… YES !!! You ARE…LOOKING FOR A PITY PARTY….

[@josephrobichaud5198]

Everything happened to him because of his own actions !

[@croach2194]

He is a classic addict and possibly a compulsive liar. His story is so common including the ending by blaming others. Everyone else is wrong. He is just poor innocent put upon child who wants to kill himself and everyone is mad at him and he has never been in such a position before in his life. He does not equate that with saying "Pity me" but that is exactly what he has been saying repeatedly.

[@sprig.sprout]

What’s the underlying charge? Everyone here is acting like he’s beating puppies. It’s probably a possession charge 😂

[@petermckinnon7102]

Pity poor me. What a scammer.

[@richardclaus4751]

No jobs picking up trash in the park, wash dishes at a restaurant?

[@collettedobrocke4518]

It is your fault. Stay clean. 😮

[@hollydennison159]

PATHETIC, WHINY, BRAT!!!

[@ednamarlowe1527]

He checked in so he didn't have to go to jail. He got hooked on drugs they didn't give him them. Just stop put him in jail and feed him.

[@racontoor]

The night is bitter. The stars have lost their glitter.

[@buckigrl78]

He won’t show. I hope we get a follow up on this.

[@stacyc7617]

He wants pity for living in a tent when he’s spending his money on drugs. He wants pity that he was hired as “cheap labor” even though his employer bailed him out for $3k. 🙄🙄🙄

[@lego65100]

What do you bet he's a no-show on that court date?

[@Seagull_flyby]

His problems are all of his making. He’s done little to help himself. He has some characteristics of personality issues. No better tale teller than an addict. The use of methadone speaks volumes.

[@thezachx]

He’s getting revoked right? If the judge was going to reinstate his probation, then he would have just done it then right? He pushed it so they can take him into custody then I think right?

[@croach2194]

He is not a happy camper. He wanted a complete pass. Will he show?

[@carriekent4464]

Boo Hoo !!!!!

[@Feminist1946]

He scammed the judge again!

[@colinnz]

What a drama queen

[@JP-hn9oo]

Unfortunately I think he went there cuz the place can't confirm or deny ur there and it's well known they protect you from anyone picking you up. And to try to look good for the judge. I work at drug court see it allot I just hope it works for him. At least he got there

[@OldWomanfromtheMountains]

He also gets 3 hot meals and a clean safe bed. THATS what he really wants.

[@sprig.sprout]

@@OldWomanfromtheMountainsyeah fuck this guy for wanting food and shelter, am I right?

[@mellvee]

I almost always agree with Jill Gilettte as far as what she recommends for defendants. Having saiid that, I don't know why people like her so much. She drives me absolutely nuts. She's unprofessional, snarky, catty, and she takes these cases way too seriously and far too personally. She strikes me as someone who thinks she is never wrong and that she is very, very cool. I like her recommendations, I just can't handle her smarmy personality. How can the defendant look at the judge in the face while crying about living in a tent and not eating for 4 or 5 days, and trying to end his own life, to the point where he tells the judge he should be ashamed of himself and then says the way he's being described is "callous" and "inhumane"...and then say he isnt looking for a pity party? Every word he spoke was entirely engineered to engender pity. It's everyone else's fault and everyone else's responsibility, but never his. I don't know if I'm embarassed for him or shocked that he doesn't seem to have any compunction about making such an unabashed and unashamed spectacle of himself. He's certainly much more savy than he wants the court to believe. I believe his manipulation tactics and abject lack of self awareness, complete abscence of pride, etc., along with his criminal bent, serve to make him a dangerous criminal. He has the ability to convince courts that he's sincere when he so clearly is just giving them the runaround. After all of that BS he slung and ultimately getting his way, he had the unmitigated gall and unrestrained audacity to hint around as to whether or not he'll be going to jail at his next court date. At least the judge caught it and didn't answer.

[@amberdawnthemjohnsons9908]

She is a liar & vindictive. AND THAT’S A FACT!!

[@carriekent4464]

Boo Goo.. He could have checked in in person.Or.. Used a phone booth.

[@cchagrinmetal5574]

Are there still phone booths?

[@richardclaus4751]

Are we supposed to believe they did not tell him.

[@slc1161]

He had no phone, but managed to contact the place he's at now. But he couldn't stay in contact with the court. Lies, more lies.

[@stephaniecarlin4703]

(Sorry for the book... 😒 📖 📚 😬 Please forgive the 7,000 "alsos." I've spent FAR TOO LONG writing this as it is. I don't feel like doing ANY MORE editing!) That's not necessarily true. He could very well have borrowed a phone or contacted them through channels such as email by using a computer at the library, for instance. (Although, I would assume that his probation officer would have an email address that he could at least notify them of what is going on. 🤔 But, I suppose he could have forgotten, been too stressed or scared to deal with it at the time, not had the time, or thought that it would be best to get himself into treatment and make himself look as good as he could BEFORE reaching out and admitting that he messed up. OR, he could have wanted to detox safely before going to jail... That's actually probably pretty smart. Especially when considering that too large of a number (one is too many, honestly) )of those who "have to deal with" people who have a substance use disorder as a secondary or lower part of their job (such as police officers, correctional officers, nurses, doctors, etc. that have not CHOSEN to work largely/significantly/solely with the people) are unfortunately quite "uncaring" - to put it mildly - regarding withdrawal. I UNDERSTAND the whole "fool me once" mentality, as well as the "I've dealt with this so many times before, and it ALWAYS goes like this..." HOWEVER, withdrawal from either alcohol or opiates (pain pills, hero¡n, f€ntan¥l, etc.) can be deadly. Just leaving someone to detox cold turkey from either is both dangerous as well as inhumane and unethical.) From personal experience, I can tell you that if you ARE borrowing someone's phone, unless you are close to that person (oftentimes, this means PHYSICALLY close to, and for a significant amount of time, Monday through Friday, during business hours), it's pretty much impossible to get in contact with someone if they do not answer the phone when you call and you need to leave a message. The owner of the phone is not an answering service, for one. And for two, by the time you are given the message, they are likely not able to answer when you call, and you're then stuck playing phone tag. Also, if you ARE borrowing someone's phone, they aren't likely to go very far without it. That means that they are, at the very least, within eyesight of you, and more likely than not, they are within ear shot. That becomes a problem when you are trying to have a private conversation with someone. You don't know his life. Calling probation in front of someone might have been a more difficult conversation for him to have than to call an inpatient AODA rehabilitation center. (It also depends on whose phone you are borrowing, your relationship with them, how much time they are allowing you to use their phone, etc.) I'm not saying that he is for sure telling the truth. I've just lived through everything that he has (minus the legal problems, thank goodness!). I've BEEN homeless, carrying 100% of what I own with me legitimately EVERYWHERE I went. I've slept in a tent, I've slept at the bus station (a roof, but no walls), I've slept in parking garages and on park benches. I've slept on the ground - grass, dirt, concrete. I've been groped in my sleep, and I've been videotaped in the bathroom. I've had a group of drunk college kids wake me up on their way home from the bar, just so they could mock me. (One of them tried to get them to stop, and eventually did. That helped a bit. The fact that he turned around to give me $5 in ones to I guess "make up for it" really didn't, though.) This occurred in all seasons, and in all weather... in the upper Midwest. ▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎ I can also relate to his substance abuse issues. I'd been sober for 2 years from hero¡n, but I relapsed on m€th right before I became homeless, and was using it nearly every day for all but the last two months when I FOUGHT to get myself off of it (I was HORRIBLY SICK for SIX WEEKS while living on the streets) so that I could get into sober living. ▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎ I've also had to go without a phone, which meant that I had to borrow a phone to make calls. I couldn't just make as many calls as I wanted, however. Nor could my calls occur whenever I wanted or for as long as I wanted. Generally speaking, I was usually only able to make one, MAYBE TWO, phone calls, for about 3 - 5 minutes in total. IF I was allowed to use their phone for a first time, I also found that, when asking someone to borrow their phone for a second time, people were quite open about just how begrudgingly they were in letting me do so. That meant that a third was almost always out of the question. I WAS lucky for part of the time because I eventually found an older, inactive device of mine. This meant that, courtesy of a free application and either my neighbor's wifi or public wifi (which, because it involves traveling, can be difficult for me), I had a LITTLE BIT more access to/ability to communicate with the outside world. However, leaving voicemails is STILL a difficult thing to do in that situation. ▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎☆▪︎ I'm just being a devil's advocate here. He could very well be lying. But what he has said IS 100% feasible, and no imagination stretching is required.

[@merlynshandley6337]

The judge didn't think he was lying, or he'd have him picked up ASAP!!!

[@lordraydens]

guy in the bottom left should pick a different color. i thought he was an inmate!

[@frankwallace5174]

he's a crafty BS artist. can even whip up some tears if needed.

[@divinemischief4655]

Please follow up with this case 😊

[@momsterzz]

Why did the defence atty express his displeasure at having to appear at the next hearing?

[@Feminist1946]

The day after Christmas

[@beverlyproudfoot583]

Boo hoo

[@lisahicks4697]

I could feel sorry for him if he was working finished school worked all his adult life an never touched drugs drink an after all that chaos took it toll then i wiuld but his choice wss to be bad his choice

[@isabellflorence4956]

I think this young man is a good person who makes terrible immature decisions. I hope when he gets himself cleaned up and gets help redirecting his life. He needs a good support system.

[@Backyard_Racing]

I’ve been there at least he’s trying he could have ran and continued to get high jail doesn’t cure addiction it makes you a better criminal so some private company can get rich on the taxpayers dollar.

[@stoke777]

Sorry. But I believe him. I hope we get a follow-up to this. It is so easy for those of us not facing those circumstances to judge. Imagine if he is telling the truth.

[@croach2194]

I worked with addicts in a halfway house for years. It is very very unlikely he is telling the truth. The ones that are really telling the truth do not sound at all like him.

[@Megan-cd6sh]

I have been there and I believe him too. However, what you are missing is that it is a series of his own choices made over many years that got him here in the first place. I feel for him a lot knowing that he comes from an addicted family. I do too. Being held accountable is the only thing that will have a chance of saving his life. It is life or death. If he is let off he will relapse and he may die. He did not choose to be borne into his family. He did not choose to be predisposed to addiction. He did not choose for his mom/parents to traumatize him and make a total mess out of him. However, there comes a point (which I hit 20 years ago and it saved my entire life) where you have to stop waiting for someone else to come along and clean up the mess that your parents made. It feels terribly unfair to have to clean up a mess that you didn't make. However, it is a mess that you have inherited. It is your mess now. You either ignore it and blame circumstances for your predicament, or you get to cleaning. You need to trace back the series of choices that you yourself are responsible for (probably due to not being able to emotionally regulate and have self control) and take accountability for your mistakes. Otherwise you will continue to be a destructive force within your own and other people's lives. I had zero support, was homeless and had just been diagnosed with cancer when I got clean once and for all at 27 years old. It felt impossible, insurmountable. It is possible and it can be done. I did it. I have fundamentally changed everything about who I am and how I live my life. First and foremost is that I tell the truth and second and equally important is that I am responsible for my own actions and choices. This man is going to die if he is not held accountable. He deserved better as a child. He didn't get it. A series of one thing after another have piled up on him. He can either worry about who's to blame and who to point fingers at and how sorry he feels for himself, or he needs to become the adult that the child version of him deserved to have around. Child me would absolutely love who I am today. I would make her feel safe and never disappoint her. He needs to do the same, not only for the child that he once was, but also because he has children of his own that he is forcing to repeat the cycle. I am proud to be the one in my family to break the cycle of abuse. My husband has done the same in his family. It stops with us. It could also stop with this young man, but he needs to be willing to prioritize his survival and his love for the child he was as well as the children he has. He is responsible for what his future looks like and I dearly hope that it looks bright for him and his children.

[@merlynshandley6337]

That DA needs to join a organization like, Save the Rhinos, Hippos, something like that. She's way into going after individuals she hates. Her snorting bullish self is way more suited in other areas but definitely not as a DA!

[@amberdawnthemjohnsons9908]

Thank you God! Someone that doesn’t have fog on the brain!

[@jmw3581]

That was petty to say the facility staff was giving advise. They were just giving him info about the program and when it ends. The prosecuter seems to be taking this peraonal.

[@MIurbex]

she holds personal grudges against certain defendants

[@lindasue263]

Jill holds grudges, period. I can't stand her. She is always condescending and thinks her shyt don't stink when it does.

[@slc1161]

She's one who doesn't try to hide her feelings. Other prosecutors also find defendants nasty but hide most of their feelings.

[@lindadeeds5326]

I would be mad too if I spent a bunch of taxpayer money on trying to help him, only to have him claim I was not helping him and having him constantly leaving treatment!

[@momsterzz]

No, she needs to zip it. It’s his hearing and he’s not incompetent so she shouldn’t be feeding him any information

[@louisn6202]

It’s surreal how many people in the comments become newly found tenants to a pristine ivory tower to speak down to somebody using, having no lived experience to how debilitating fentanyl can be. Shame to any of you who feel better saying “he deserves this”, or calling him a liar, as opposed to exercising a micron of compassion.

[@amberdawnthemjohnsons9908]

Thank you!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@carriekent4464]

The minute this hearing I’d done…. He will LEAVE THAT TRTMNT. CENTER AND GO BAXK TO ABUSING HIS D.O.C. ,!,,,,🤬🤬🤬🤯