Dew on Gumamela
Originally uploaded by Dubioz Don
Although I don't seem to have been taking photos of anything else lately, I found the gumamelas wet with dew this morning. *snap*
Dew on Gumamela
Originally uploaded by Dubioz Don
Although I don't seem to have been taking photos of anything else lately, I found the gumamelas wet with dew this morning. *snap*
I witheld any comment on what I think about the assassination of Prosecutor Osorio, although I would like to express my sympathies to his family. I'm just glad to be playing a much smaller role than I used to in a justice system that I already felt suffered from an abject lack of civility, and now seems to have degenerated further into some semblance of the old wild west.
I was just taken aback that anyone, including his own boss, could immediately conclude that Prosecutor Osorio did not handle any controversial cases because he was assigned to a Family Court. (Legally, there are no Family Courts yet, just Regional Trial Courts designated to act as such).
The term "Family Court", of course, is partly to blame. To paraphrase a judge from the Aussie/NZ region, "it sounds so civil, but in reality, it handles the most vicious of cases."
"The Australian", in a story about the courts and cuckolds, stated quite aptly, "We all know that in the Family law situation, it is not just an ordinary case that involves money, it is often a case that involves a lot of emotion."
What courts, then, other than Family courts, would have a docket riddled with so many subjects of controversy? Battles over family fortunes, custody of children, status of marriages, even the fate of minor prostitutes, all provide a fertile breeding ground for the hate, resentment and passion that could lead to murder.
Taken in this light, it is hard to think of an assignment, whether as judge, prosecutor or public attorney, to the family court as a fortunate one.
Indeed, it is in family courts, that ironically, families are torn apart. Disfamily courts, anyone?
An SMS exchange:
OM1: I regret to inform you that my doctor has advised me against playing for at least a couple of weeks, so I will be unable to join you in the court this weekend. I have to rest my back and knees.
OM2: Watup wit the back? I only know about your knees.
OM1: An old familiar back pain returned during our game yesterday. If you recall, I cringed in pain after a brief bench rest and I hardly ran on the court.
OM2: Well, you take your time. As we get older, our bodies heal slower.
OM1: Dat's pretty reassuring.... waaaah! Difficult for me to accept me age!
OM2: Don't worry, as you get older, acceptance becomes inevitable!
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated." -The Borg
OM1: Argh! How ryt you are! Thanks, DON!