Quote Originally Posted by ben4372 View Post
This guy is the top dog in his county. I'm sure a deputy would have some splainin to do. this whole thread is something I think about a lot. It's as if no one is allowed to be imperfect. Hey life is hectic, shit happens. I'm not going to give into this mind set. Many of the people in the world barely made it through high school. Not everyone aced the driver's test. Not everyone eats healthy. This guy fucked up. No one got hurt. If it was me I'd feel bad. Should this ruin his life? No. Most of us have done something that could have been absolutely terrible if our guardian angel watching. We should make a mental note of this, and hope we don't have to deal with something like this.
Indeed. I screwed up bad, bad, bad once on my first deployment. My section sergeant and the Senior Scout called me to their CHU and simply asked, "Paper or sweat?" I chose the latter, and boy did I sweat. For hours, and hours, and hours. I considered that merciful compared to the article 15 which would have resulted had they not given me the option and went with paper.

The mentality of write up everyone, arrest/charge/try, take away rights, etc., with no sense of leniency and contextual consideration is one of strict justice, which is ultimately tyrannical. It bespeaks an emotionally stunted individual to adhere to such a mentality. I pity such people when not in charge of anything. I shudder when they are elevated to any position of power.