A little pd Christmas ditty
Overheard in court and sent to me by a little canary.
For your listening pleasure, set to the tune of…well, you know.
THE 12 DAYS OF ARRAIGNMENTS
On the ____ day of Arraignments, my client came to me with:
12 FTAs
11 Prior Convictions
10 Years Suspended
9 Dumb Excuses
8 Failed Programs
7 Cases Pending
in 6 Jurisdictions
5 AKAs
4 VOPs
3 BCLs
2 DV cases
And the client needs to get a PTA!
Some of the phrases have been changed from the original because, well, the canary has a bad memory. Bad canary!
In honor of ditties, here’s a little ditty for you, because face it, the protagonists would be our clients today:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJz-x6idd8[/youtube]
FTA: Failure to Appear
AKA: Also Known As
VOP: Violation of Probation
BCL: Bail Commissioner’s Letter
DV: Domestic Violence
PTA: Promise to Appear
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about 3 years ago
I love the use of the song by John Cougar Mellencamp, but I don’t know if Jack & Diane would be our clients. They seem more suited for the divorce lawyers.