...new car, dining out with a huge group at a Japanese steak house, yet couldn’t seem to find the money to pay for his children.
Seems like a priorities problem there. But hey, even for all of that, he would still be alive today if he hadn’t tried to run from police.
So, preventable problems (pay the child support instead of buying a new car), don’t run from police, and he would still be alive today.
Well in all fairness a 1991 Mercedes is not exactly a new car. And only one of his kids is under 20 so we are talking back child support. He definitely should have been making payments but he probably figured if he got thrown in jail he would lose his job. In all honesty putting these guys out of work by throwing them in jail is not a good idea. It would be better to garnish their wages for a monthly payment til the support is paid off.
Whatever I think we can all agree that the penalty for owing child support and rabbiting from a cop is not death.
I think that piece of advice was enshrined in the Constitution by the Founders:
Section. 2.
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;—to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;—to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;—to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;—to Controversies between two or more States;— between a State and Citizens of another State,—between Citizens of different States,—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.
**addendum** And if you run from the Police, they can Shoot you in the back without benefit of Trial. And we're going to make sure that the entire Countryside, and under every Rock, is crawling with Police, even though we can't have that many Police right now, or maybe for 180 years, because of that pesky old Balanced Budget Thingee.
Is it racist to judge using a creepyass cracka measuring stick? Da gots dare on culcha, you know mofo.
Bingo.