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What Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren fails to understand or comprehend in his little pea-sized brain is that fees, fines and restitution are part of the whole sentencing process, and failure to properly fulfill one's financial obligations means one hasn't completed one's sentence.
ReplyDeleteOther conditions of sentencing are staying away from one's victims, staying away from drugs and alcohol, staying away from guns, staying away from other felons, completing other conditions like completing a drug-diversion or alcohol-diversion program and staying in a limited area.
Almost like the State considers people who commit felons to be... not responsible adults, and thus many 'adult' responsibilities are taken away from said non-adultish people.
Gosh... it's like a complete lack of responsibility is a hallmark of a felon.
I mean, I have to pay my bills, give up money I'd rather spend on ammo or guns or gun stuff or or or... but I have responsibilities to me and my own, like a roof over our heads, food and meds and basic needs. And if nothing is left that means I don't get to futz around. Because I'm responsible.
Like, I worked for The Man. Which gave me full access to all sorts of fun stuff, like court and criminal histories of... felons and career criminals, you know, the ones that had their rights removed by the state. And for most part, the said felons and career criminals just don't ever fulfill all their sentence obligations correctly.
And if it's an issue during sentencing over the felon regarding the ability to pay in order to complete the sentence, that can be brought up during... sentencing. And often the State, especially jerks like Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren will bend over backwards to make it so the felon can fulfill his/her/its obligations.
And most fees, fines and restitution can be paid via commissary money rather than going to buy honey-buns and cup-o-soups. If they are still owed after time served, then foregoing a month or two's worth of booze, cigs, tata-bars, drugs, and fancy store-bought meals. A little scrimping and saving, home-cooked meals (cup-o-soups or ramen packs are cheap, by the way) and working with the system and often paying a quarter to half of what is owed will satisfy the Evil State...
It truly is amazing as to how far the system bends to give criminals all the chances they can, you know, steal. And yet the felons and career criminals still continue to commit crimes and still seem shocked when The State wants them to act responsibly.
Like, one lady I know, due to her being in my complex, was in for meth dealing and using charges. And then when she got out, while on probation, she violated three times by smoking and possession of meth. The State rightly denied her the restoration of her rights as she still owed community service and some small amount of money, yet she was able to afford smokes and weed (which wasn't a bad thing, according to her. And, yes, she started with weed, then enhanced weed, then weed with other stuff, then meth... but she couldn't see the steps she took were wrong... Yeesh.)