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Blood and Gold



What is it they say about how important first
impressions can be?

The administrative responsibilities of a prosecutor
include constantly interviewing young lawyers who want to be prosecutors. I
probably averaged two or three interviews per week, keeping my résumé file up-to-date
in order to be prepared when the inevitable resignation occurred.  I think they probably stay longer now but, in
those days, assistant state attorneys (or DAs, or country attorneys…different
jurisdictions use different titles) only stayed two to three years before going
out into private practice.

Anyway, one day this guy shows up for his interview
and my initial impression was “no way.”  He was, shall we say, a little glitzy, by which I mean he literally
glittered with gold jewelry.  Stand him
in front of a jury, I thought, and they’d think he was the defense lawyer.  So I did my short-form interview, said
goodbye, and figured I wouldn’t see him again.  I was wrong.

I ended up prosecuting him for what you might regard
as sicko, Dracula style felonies against women he picked up in bars.  He liked to mix sex and blood. 

He was convicted and the judge gave him four years.
He lost his license to practice law, of course.  Following his release, I got onto the elevator to my office one day and
there this guy was, glaring at me.  It
turned out he was now working for a real estate company that had its office in
the same building.

One Xmas morning, visiting his parents, he killed
himself in their home.  Here, Mom and
Dad, here’s my Xmas present to you.   One
can only wonder what made him think he ought to be a prosecuting attorney. 

posted on Feb 13, 2013 7:05 AM ()

Comments:

Always looking at every side of a thing, I am thinking what a tortured fellow he must have been. Which, of course, doesn't excuse him from harm that he inflicted on others and it is a relief he never got to practice law.
comment by tealstar on Feb 17, 2013 6:52 AM ()
Horrid man and I am glad you trusted your impression. A blood thirsty
prosecuting attorney would be a little slice of hell.
comment by elderjane on Feb 14, 2013 5:47 AM ()
I have learned to always trust my first impressions. Some of those lessons were hard to learn. that is a scary situation you had!
comment by elkhound on Feb 14, 2013 3:52 AM ()
Just a touch of narcissism.
comment by nittineedles on Feb 13, 2013 3:47 PM ()
No I better keep it quiet and do not want the people get upset.
comment by fredo on Feb 13, 2013 9:37 AM ()
comment by jondude on Feb 13, 2013 7:26 AM ()

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