Craziness

So I just put down my local paper this morning after reading a continuing story. The story is about a local defense lawyer who, in cahoots with a city prosecuting attorney, bilked a city out of anywhere between $50k and $140k; they're not sure exactly how much. The scam was executed upon a city's 'Home Base' program (a youth program) that allowed simple offenders to pay money to the city to avoid prosecution. Sounds sketchy already.

At any rate, this defense attorney thieved this coin purportedly to support his painkiller habit. He's been cooperative and has supposedly disclosed all information on the subject, but that's not really what I'm writing about. In this article it mentions how many people were there in federal district court supporting him; it was a lot. Members of his church congregation showed up in full support, minus the pastor who had a medical emergency, and were "[holding] hands and pray, asking God to intervene."

I'll assume, for a moment, that they aren't asking their God to strike this man down and hold him in immediate judgment. I find it amazing that this piece of shit lawyer will call upon his church congregation to support him in court while facing multiple counts of stealing from children for his own personal narcotic habit. What's even more amazing is that they are supporting him. Shouldn't he, perhaps, have leaned upon his support group back when he was, I dunno, addicted to fucking painkillers? You know, back before he pillaged resources earmarked for kids? Apparently not. And these Christian do-gooders are following him around like a lap dog oblivious to the notion that he is simply using them to win favor in the court. Especially around here where everything is so right-wing Christian conservative.

While I dig the whole 2nd chance, turn the cheek, support in time of need shit, marching his church through the courtroom is pretty fucked up. Here's a not to the church supporters: knock it off. This turd deserves some nice prison time and all you should be doing is asking your God to forgive him later. Might also wanna check to see if there's blood on your hands from the tithing basket while you're at it.