I have to keep reminding myself that no matter how bad I think my life is, it's not nearly as bad as others!! Today a woman called looking for shelter for she and her three children, 11, 12 and 15. She had contacted another shelter in the area but was turned away when she told them her 15 year old daughter is on house arrest. House arrest for a homeless kid? That's right. I didn't get the particulars of why the kid is on house arrest but the mom did tell me that when she told the judge the family is homeless, the judge basically said 'too bad.' So now the kid keeps getting in trouble with her probation officer because she isn't in compliance with the court order. It is so ridiculous that it's almost funny, except now the kid will probably end up in juvey. And is it true that most kids come out of juvey/jail behaving worse than when they went in? It probably is true. Ah the juvenile justice system. I'm so glad it is there to rehabilitate and take care of the youth of America. I kind of want to talk to the judge to find out what the hell they are thinking. Isn't there any other punishment for this kid? If 'just' being homeless isn't punishment enough, how about some community service or something? I went to court with one dude and the judge ordered him to get his GED in one year. If he didn't comply, he would have to serve time. I thought that was really cool. Of course the dude didn't get his GED and ended up doing time but at least the judge gave him a chance.
okay. back to work. i love my job. god bless america. home of the free. land of the brave. equal opportunity for all. unless you are a 15-year-old homeless girl.
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Perhaps judges like that should open their homes to those who are homeless and are on house arrest.
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