Time for a Quickie?
I started writing a post about today's events, but as brevity is not in my personal lexicon, its going to be a while before I can post. The much abbreviated (aka bor-ring) version of things is as follows:
-My lawyer is the coolest most bad ass lawyer in the world and I adore him!
-My bad ass lawyer filed a very humerous motion to dismiss based on "gross facial insufficiencies" in the complaint against me written up by the DA's office. The funny part was that one of the facial insufficiencies is that I'm charged with parading without a permit, and the complaint "fails to allege that the defendant did not have a permit." Sounds pretty insufficient to me.
-The DA's office, despite their insufficiencies, is allowed time to prepare a response to the motion; the case has been continued until March 9th, at which time the judge may or may not grant the motion.
-The DA's office offerred me another ACD, which I declined.
-My lawyer's bad ass assistant's really cool too, and thankfully stuck like glue to my side.
-I think that building makes me bleed.
So I survived and feel totally confident and safe in my bad ass lawyer's capable hands. Thanks for all of the confidence boosting and back- getting that poured forth that made me remember to fight.
more to come later...
-My lawyer is the coolest most bad ass lawyer in the world and I adore him!
-My bad ass lawyer filed a very humerous motion to dismiss based on "gross facial insufficiencies" in the complaint against me written up by the DA's office. The funny part was that one of the facial insufficiencies is that I'm charged with parading without a permit, and the complaint "fails to allege that the defendant did not have a permit." Sounds pretty insufficient to me.
-The DA's office, despite their insufficiencies, is allowed time to prepare a response to the motion; the case has been continued until March 9th, at which time the judge may or may not grant the motion.
-The DA's office offerred me another ACD, which I declined.
-My lawyer's bad ass assistant's really cool too, and thankfully stuck like glue to my side.
-I think that building makes me bleed.
So I survived and feel totally confident and safe in my bad ass lawyer's capable hands. Thanks for all of the confidence boosting and back- getting that poured forth that made me remember to fight.
more to come later...
posted by Le Synge Bleu at 3:41 PM
10 Comments:
File a counter suit and try to get money for feminine protection products. Seriously, if you saw a doctor immediately upon your release, it might be YOU taking Them to court. ciao, Kitten, see ya. P
i'm already a part of 2 different class action suits, one of which is already put into motion in federal court.
the whole pier 57 issue and the fact that we were never really able to clean ourselves at all is far more distrurbing, especially considering the toxins that were all over the place. the nlg has run chemical analasys on our clothing that we turned into them; while i don't know the exact outcome, the lawyer who was my attorney's assistant said it was pretty bad.
i can't spell for shit...the 3 hours of sleep are starting to catch up with me.
I'm glad you're feeling confident. A certain someone and I were worried about you last night, and talked a little bit about all this stress you're under. It's a terrible inconvenience, but it WILL be resolved in your favor. And then you can gloat. How cool is that?
Don't worry too much about me, despite being a complete whiny baby, I'm stronger than I appear. Just a little oversensitive to life sometimes.
I think its important to remember that the case, while annoying and frustrating, is not the worst of this whole situation; the worst I have survived and come out okay (with the exception of an injured shoulder). Now that the hurdle of my first time ever in court has been jumped, I'm actually focusing my energies on the J20 actions and preparation for the events of the week.
Its funny, when I got the e-mail of your comment, I was in the process of finalizing my "oh shit list" for my dc contact in the event of another arrest (important people to call etc). The thing is that while the RNC was an extreme example, I've been learning more and more of the frequency of unlawful pre-emptive arrests in protest situations. It's not out of the question that it could happen again.
Pre-emptive arrests? Why does this make something in my head go POP !?! Arresting somebody beFORE they do something? What country are we living in? It's not America any more. Why not just put every free-thinking, out-spoken, overly-intelligent person in jail? And let's just do it NOW before there's any further trouble. BOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF p
ummm, P...that's exactly what happened to over 2000 people who were arrested in nyc during the rnc. some of them, like the sweet middle aged indian woman who was coming out of a bookstore and had a receipt to prove it, weren't even protesting. people were rounded up like cattle in giant orange nets and rows upon rows of riot cops. i hate to be the one to break it to you, but that's the country we are living in; a police state when an event is deemed of national security.
Synge, I've been meaning to tell you what a talented writer you are, and how I am envious in the best possible way. Words come so effortlessly to you, while I labor over every phrase, not to mention syllable. Your words flow out "like endless rain into a paper cup," and by quoting Lennon, who still means so much to me, I mean that as a compliment.
You have a book already being born, you know. Political Repression in Republican America, or something like that.
It's very amusing, our different styles. With you the emotion is on the surface, while I try to veil so many things (including the people I write about) and insert these hidden clues to my constant melancholia and sense of loss. I've chosen a difficult path, but it will be a rewarding one. But I like your path, too.
wow, thank you orph. the funny thing is there's been an ongoing war for as long as i can remember between me and 'ol words smith. effortlessly would not be the first term to spring to mind (induced labor might be more accurate). you should hear me in conversation- i get so frustrated with myself for not being able to say what i really want to express that i sound like i'm perpetually trapped in a loop of david mamet's halting dialogue. many who read and comment on this blog have often made reference to the fact that i have a singular talent for drawing out any story whatsoever until the listener feels compelled to throttle me. so i hate to dissappoint you, but writing is always a lengthy frustrating trip into the bowels of hell for me. i'm glad you like it though!
yeah, we are quite different, and you're not the first to accuse me of wearing my emotions like a huge tacky feathered vegas dancer's costume. in fact, you're not even the first today. i just hope that its part of my charm.
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Just comp me a signed first edition when Knopf comes calling, okay? And wear your emotions any way you please.
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