There are many ways to get a headache in our modern world. One is to have your last day of your job when you can't be invested and you really don't get to be part of anything. Even the free lunch can fall short. Ilana's last day at one of her jobs. Though she did appreciate the free coffees.
Or, like myself, support a family in court. Emotionally charged. You can sit ALL afternoon waiting for your court hearing when you already know what will happen. A modern mystery known only to deities; the order the cases are called at Juvenile Court. Can you buy it? Why, why must you wait all afternoon, until nobody's really left and the janitors bring out their supplies? And the judge is too pooped to really give a decent hearing. And that's YOUR KID up there!!!!
So today I helped all afternoon. When we first got there, we thought the child would be released. But I attended the earlier hearing for his buddy in the alleged incident. And no way was the judge letting him out, nope, going with the prosecutor's recommendations. Thanksgiving was just so many vacation days. So pretty clear what would happen to this family's son HOURS later. Yet it all turns when you realize there's a good possibility that this kid may be charged as an adult. So, at first, you loathe Juvenile Court, you want out of there so bad. But then, on reflection, you love Juvenile Court, you want to marry it, please please, Juvenile Court is GREAT. We really want to STAY in Juvenile Court.
It really can make your head hurt. Picture taken by me at the King County Juvenile Justice Center this afternoon.
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