Can I share something with you???

Holy shit!

And I thought my little bro was a pain in the ass. You and your family have my deepest sympathies.

Really! My brother just got his third DUI, And i thought he was fucked.

I really, really don't want this to come off sounding the wrong way, but these things are exactly why I would never want to live in LA, or NY, or any large city like that. I'm so sorry for your suffering Aries - peace to you and your family.

it doesn't 'come off sounding the wrong way'. you are just evidentally quite misinformed. population size doesnt dictate human behavior. suicidal tendencies and criminal behavior are functions of the human pysche under abnormal stress. these things happen across the globe, in tiny villages and huge metropolises. its pretty ignorant to say that this could be locational.

aries, i hope that your cousin is able to get the treatment and rehabilitation he needs to be able to survive and flourish when his sentence is over. hopefully your family will stay strong through it.

That sucks, I'm sorry.

that is such a movie script in the making!!!

Sorry to hear about your cousin. He's in some pretty deep doo-doo. In prison with a 5 million dollar tab, a pregnant ex-girlfriend, no job, a broken neck, a smashed up car, and a bunch of angry cops. Be nice to know how he got his hands on an Uzi, something you won't find in small town usa. I don't mean to make light of his situation, but you are right, it is totally surreal and does sound like a movie, right down to being next to Bin Laden on the front page. Sounds like you are keeping your humor, which is a good way to be. Got Monty Python lyrics playing through my head:

Some things in life are bad,

They can really make you mad,
Other things just make you swear and curse,
When you're chewing your life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle,
And this'll help things turn out for the best,
And.....
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the light side of life.
[whistling]
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle. That's the thing.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the right side of life,
[whistling]
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin.
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it. It's your last chance, anyhow.
So,...
Always look on the bright side of death,
[whistling]
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
[whistling]
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life's a laugh and death's a joke. It's true.
You'll see it's all a show.
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling] x9





[Edited on Jul 05, 2004 by pirateracer]

Holy crap

Can he (or his family) afford a private attorney?

Considering the situation, he might want to talk with his attorney about an insanity defense. If found not guilty by reason of insanity (this is rare), he would still be institutionalized, but perhaps in a better setting.

Also, if his firearm wasn't registered, then he is facing even more charges. Although I do not understand the current gun control laws in their entirety, I do not know whether he could legally register and own an uzi submachine gun, considering the current Assault Weapons Ban.

holy shit. this must be a bit unnerving.

on a light note, i'll remember this the next time my cousins piss me off.

on a more important serious note, i hope you and your family get through this ok. what a fucking crazy and stressful situation.

p.s. this has nothing to do w/ living in a big metropolis.

p.p.s i agree he needs rehab more than to be locked up.

Dear lord that sucks. My condolences to your family. If there's a silver lining, he's in the pokey and not in the morgue. Emptying a couple of clips into cops at 1,100 rounds a minute doesn't do much for your life expectency.

wow!!! he's in deep shit!!!

i'm so sorry baby... damn, that's some shit. my sympathies to you and yours...

my family have done so many crazy things,my uncle was in prison for raping a 15 year old,another committed a major robbery in my town,one of my aunts was arrested in bangok for drugs smuggling and has a book written about her..yet Im the one that no one wants to talk to. maybe I should start dealing crack I might be more accepted

uzi + drugs + shootin @ Johnny Law = deep doo without the best attorney

it sounds like he could have used someone to talk to

Im sorry about your cousin.

I can say my cousins arent the best either...

one was in jail for statutory rape, his brother was almost beaten to death by a friend of his, over drugs... this is the same cousin that threatened to kill my brother's friend, because my brother owed him money.

and it happened in kansas in a town of about 2000 or less. so it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a huge population or whatever. Things can be that tough all over.





[Edited on Jul 05, 2004 by sakita]

OK - sorry all for offending you with my big city comment - but truth is, things like that happen far more often in large cities than small ones. Yes, bad things happen in small cities (my own stepdad was murdered) but "per capita" they happen more frequently in large ones. So no, while pop size does not dictate human behaviour, it does dictate how many more humans there are to misbehave. Here in Edmonton, we can actually keep track of how many murders/suicides happen in a year - is this possible in LA or NY? Or are there just too many too count?