My law and justice experience actually happened recently when i received a misdemeanor and had to appear in front of a judge. It actually started with me getting pulled over because one of my tail lights were out, but it also turned out that my tags were way out of date and my license plate was expired. I got the notice that I had to go to court on a specific date. The date came up and I was extremely nervous expecting a big court room with a lot of people. I went into the courthouse and asked the reception where I was supposed to go and she pointed me towards a room. Even before I came before the judge I decided that I would plead guilty and try to get some lesser sentence. I didn't even know before I took this class that what I did was called plea bargaining. I went before just the judge and I told him that I did not realize my tags were out of date and really it was my responsibility to get them renewed. The judge responded in a good tone and decided that since it was my first misdemeanor that he would lower the charge from a 100 dollars to 50 dollars. I was extremely happy with his decision and thanked him. I left the court room with a good feeling about how the law system works. It wasn't really an epic law and justice experience, but it was the first time I was ever in front of a judge being charged with something and it really meant a lot to me.
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I graded your design. I thought it was pretty imaginative.
I read your experience. I was hoping for a lot more reflection (observation) and a much better connection to "law and justice." How does it relate to the material covered in the book and/or class (other than plea bargaining)?
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