OT because they were shot with my non-Pentax digital p&s (the Pentax photos still haven't been developed yet):
The idjit who totaled my car went to trial yesterday, and I got a phone call from the Assistant State's Attorney handling the case afterward. She said the photos I gave her on a CD last month, which she printed out and introduced as evidence, were a factor in the judge's decision to impose the maximum possible penalty for the crimes the fellow was convicted of. "Oh. Those cars were _crushed_!" I'd been subpoenaed as a witness, as were several neighbours, but when we were in court last month to hear the guy request a postponement, the judge told us this time we'd be "on call" witnesses -- didn't have to show up unless the State's Attorney called us, just had to stay near a phone and within an hour's travel of the courthouse yesterday. I'd wondered what we could add as witnesses other than showing a large number of faces to illustrate how many victims there were; as it turned out we were not called in to court yesterday. But I feel like I was helpful anyhow. (Note that the maximum penalty was only sixty days, and I'm still out of a car, but at least the idiot is actually getting punished. Hey, anyone got a spare car that'll carry a double bass and pass Maryland inspection, for under $1400? (That's what the insurance company gave me for my car.)) <http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/>, if anybody's curious. -- Glenn, still trying to figure out how to get from Baltimore to Glen Dale for a gig tomorrow. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
