Fuct In The Midwest

On April 12th of this year I was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor of Battery in St. Clair County, Illinois. Our speedy blue messenger of a mail carrier had maced my dogs, and then myself. At which time I pushed him away. Evidently your not able to defend yourself when confronted by a federal employee? When the police arrived some time later I was cuffed, stuffed and taken to the county jail to be processed. Luckily, I have made many friends over the last three decades, and an old friend was working admitting at the jail. He had fast tracked me and I was on my way, and back to teaching the youth of today at St. Louis Community College. No worries right?

Well, a couple of months ago my lawyer, Seth, put in a plea of not guilty with the County Clerk. Today, August 17th, was my bench trial date. Everything seemed to be going in my favor. I am a productive member of society as a college educator, there were no injuries to the “victim”, I was on the defensive, and there was no reason for this person to even show up except to be vindictive. It is needless to say that we were confident in my position of self-defense. Sometimes confidence is a bad thing. I was convicted of Battery in the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Court. Why is this worth writing about? Again, I am a college educator. Colleges and Universities do not hire criminals. I am a criminal serving an 18 month probation.

Think.