cristina (12:26:39 PM): so
cristina (12:26:46 PM): i had a guy call in
cristina (12:27:04 PM): and he goes, "i was arrested for [insert obvious crime here]"
cristina (12:27:14 PM): i want to say it was something like stealing or something like that
cristina (12:27:19 PM): something that is OBVIOUSLY against the law
cristina (12:27:56 PM): and so i go through my spiel, in which city are you being charged, when's your hearing, blah blah
cristina (12:28:02 PM): and he goes, "i ain't goin to court."
cristina (12:28:05 PM): "...excuse me?"
cristina (12:28:16 PM): "no one never told me that that was against the law."
cristina (12:28:23 PM): "well it is."
ladivina117 (12:28:24 PM): ...
ladivina117 (12:28:35 PM): ignorance of the law is no excuse.
cristina (12:28:49 PM): "well i ain't goin because no one told me and i cain't be arrested if i wann't properly formed of the law."
ladivina117 (12:28:55 PM): ...
cristina (12:28:59 PM): (i'm doing my best to capture this accent)
ladivina117 (12:29:03 PM): he sounds like a Winner At Life
ladivina117 (12:29:07 PM): a WAL, if you will
ladivina117 (12:29:24 PM): oh, you are. i can hear it in my head and it's grating on my soul. but continue
cristina (12:29:27 PM): "well sir, whether you were properly INformed of the law is beside the point, it is public record and pretty much common knowledge that that is illegal"
cristina (12:29:44 PM): "well i wann't ain't never formed."
cristina (12:29:51 PM): (...what?! i'm glad i knew what he meant)
cristina (12:30:25 PM): "well there are numerous places you can look, the police station has summaries of local laws, the libraries do as well, and you can get a copy of the constitution pretty much anywhere."
cristina (12:30:40 PM): "well no one never sat me down and taught it to me, so it ain't my fault."
cristina (12:31:36 PM): "sir, as a citizen of this country you agree to abide by the laws and rules of this society. Regardless of whether or not someone spelled it out for you, it is your responsibility and yours alone to make sure that you are well versed in local and federal rules and regulations so that you don't commit a crime."
cristina (12:31:40 PM): "huh?"
cristina (12:32:01 PM): "it's your responsibility to find out what the laws are and to abide by them."
cristina (12:32:20 PM): "well i ain't biding nothin', i wann't told this was against the law so i ain't goin."
cristina (12:32:56 PM): "so are you seeking representation?"
cristina (12:33:06 PM): "what does that mean?"
cristina (12:37:15 PM): "well you called an attorney's office, so are you looking for an attorney to help you?"
cristina (12:37:17 PM): "well yeah."
cristina (12:37:22 PM): "with what, exactly?"
cristina (12:37:39 PM): "i need your attorney to tell them i wann't never formed so i ain't goin to court."
cristina (12:37:42 PM): now.
cristina (12:37:42 PM): to me
cristina (12:37:45 PM): that sentence says
cristina (12:37:52 PM): "i do not exist so i'm not going to court."
ladivina117 (12:38:11 PM): hahahaha
ladivina117 (12:38:11 PM): "no sir, you were conceived, and as you are standing in front of me, you were, in fact, formed."
cristina (12:38:21 PM): but in his language that means, "I was never properly informed of said law and politely exercise my right to dispute said charges."
cristina (12:38:56 PM): in the end i told him that i'm sorry, we don't handle cases in which the client has never been "formed"
cristina (12:39:16 PM): he accepted this as an answer and hung up
ladivina117 (12:39:23 PM): hahaha
ladivina117 (12:39:44 PM): i love that
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