Hello, All.
I'm delurking for a moment just to destroy all the Joy and Levity hereabouts with some much needed Doom and Gloom. (Oh, a Finian's Rainbow reference!)
Our Wednesday court appearance for the Unpleasant Business was to be the absolutely last court appearance and the final legal decision, for better or for worse. Well, of course, that has been put off till next Wednesday, which will the the absolutely last court appearance and the final legal decision, for better or for worse. Definitely.
The reason for this appears to be the following: while Judge Dread is entirely deaf to any appeal to fine points of the law, justice, justification, or simple humanity, it has been intimated to him (by me, in a formal letter to the court), that while all of these things may be important, a harsh decision--like throwing a handicapped individual suffering from a possibly life-threatening disease into the hoosgow for a somewhat minor offense--may be damaging to his Dishonor's carreer on the bench. Not that this was actually stated, but it wasn't too hard to read between the lines.
Justice? Humanity? Rule of law? Not important. Self-interest, however, seems to be a great motivating factor for those sworn to render impartial decisions.
And all your vibes in the past week were certainly an important factor in producing this latest nail-biting delay.
This concludes our Doom and Gloom.
You may now return to Joy and Levity.