Tina, the woman who is charged with crack, got arrested by the Marshals this morning. She didn't show up to pre-trial services for a drug screen. This sucks in one sense, because she's going to be gone a long time, and the chances of a sentence less than the mandatory minimum just vanished. On the other hand, she'll be separated from the crack. The ethical question is this: Over the weekend, I received email from the Court scheduling a sentencing hearing for tomorrow, which is blindingly fast, and at the same time email to the effect that sealed documents had been put into the Court file. No dummy me, at least about this sort of stuff, I figured that something was cooking that was bad. So - should I have told her that something bad was about to happen and take the chance that she would not appear or even run and when caught catch a 20 year sentence, or not tell her even though I knew darn well that something bad was about to happen? I'm not going to disclose what I did - I'm curious what y'all think.
We went to B&N yesterday afternoon, and I drove La Elu's new car/truck/whatever-the-heck-it-is. It's a Chevy Equinox. Shhhhh - don't tell her I said so, but I hate driving it. There is absolutely no feedback from the controls, and it's loose and mushy. On the other hand, it may be just that I drive so few different vehicles these days. She likes it, and that's all that matters.
Crossed the 90 barrier today.
R
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OMG 90 -- that is absolutely fantastic!!!!! You must be terrifically proud of yourself!
If I were a betting woman I'd bet you told her. You just don't seem to be the withholding type. This could be why I don't bet.
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Well, I am going to say that no, you didn't tell her. Here is why:1)I don't feel it is your responsibility to inform her that something bad is about to happen,, something bad has already happened and she had a part in it. Might as well face the music and use up less taxpayers dollars chasing her down and incarcerating her for longer period of time (if I am understanding the situation). While she is certainly a tragic figure, she is not without blame. 2)The greater good to her, and one that may mean her survival and a chance to have some future meaning in her life might be to have her picked up and incarcerated at this point. Not giving her a chance to run may save her life and be the best thing for her- although she might disagree with that assessment. I generally am a person who prefers to face consequences sooner rather than later.
i wouldn't say a thing, there was nothing you could do to stop it, and running weouldn't solve her issues in the least. in fact, running often pisses them off and makes it worse in the long run. i wish we had more drug treatment programs.
jilly
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