Justice

The courtroom was filled with anxious people- all quietly waiting to find what their punishment would be.First,the shoplifters were called.One young man had stolen a $2.59 candy bar and he got a $500 fine and a mark on his record that will never go away.Plenty of DUI cases, a $1000 fine ,48 hours in jail and lose your license for a year.I heard an interesting statistic the other day-36%of drivers don't have insurance or a license . Now it was Richard 's time .I had a letter from the doctor and I guided the flow of information-felt like I was charged with the crime.This time justice got it right and expunged his record.Maybe that he was one of the few people who had a parent there made a difference or because while he was at the wrong place at the wrong time he has never drank or used drugs and that was his charge.No matter how old your kids are where by birth or by choice you always feel their pain.You also wonder if you did everything you should have while raising them.I asked Richard what he was doing the night he got arrested at the church .He said he was looking for God.And I thought I was teaching him.