• HousePanther@lemmy.goblackcat.com
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    1 year ago

    There’s probably not any one single thing that I would do but interestingly enough I was charged once with a misdemeanor for providing food to the homeless and arrested, finger printed, and then released. At the hearing, the arresting officer failed to show and the judge, being a rather empathetic and progressive individual had the following to say to me:

    Since the arresting officer has seen fit not to respect this court’s time, I am formally dropping the charges. I will go off of the record for one moment: Young man, some laws were intended to be broken. I applaud you for choosing wisely. Back on the record: I will order the record of arrest expunged because I see no benefit to society in having a record of this young man’s arrest for performing what is essentially good civil service. And so ordered

    I am reminded that there are good people in this world.