Tomorrow, I'm an inmate.

[Nil Desperandum]

I get court-martialed tomorrow. I'm going to jail for at least 4 months. They got immunity for the other party involved, so he is going to corroborate my confession and, thus, we are pleading guilty.

I know some will be curious:

Distribution of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of 2C-I, an analogue of a Schedule I substance. (Fucking Federal Analogue Laws!)
Illicit use of 2C-E, an analogue of a schedule I substance.

Reserve your moral judgements for another time, because I'm just about the most secure person you'll ever meet. No offense, but you can probably guess my rope is really short right now, and to say, especially on the eve of Bush's victory, that I do not give a fuck, is a mild understatement. It is so mild, that you could win an award with how mild that is.

Anyway, thank you for the fun times, albeit as short as they were. I'll miss you guys, and I'll get Jamie to post an addy. I know you don't know me, and I won't get e-mail, so if I don't get any letters, I'll understand. ;)

I normally like to slip through the cracks, but this forum has slipped through *MY* cracks, and as such, I feel I owe it to you to say thanks for being so great.

Goliath, please be here when I get back. :)

Everyone else, have some growth, have some fun, and if you are messaging from another country when I get back, I'll understand.

Here's to splitting rocks, making license plates, or doing laundry.
:cheers:

Chris

[beyelzu]

I get court-martialed tomorrow. I'm going to jail for at least 4 months. They got immunity for the other party involved, so he is going to corroborate my confession and, thus, we are pleading guilty.

I know some will be curious:

Distribution of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of 2C-I, an analogue of a Schedule I substance. (Fucking Federal Analogue Laws!)
Illicit use of 2C-E, an analogue of a schedule I substance.

Reserve your moral judgements for another time, because I'm just about the most secure person you'll ever meet. No offense, but you can probably guess my rope is really short right now, and to say, especially on the eve of Bush's victory, that I do not give a fuck, is a mild understatement. It is so mild, that you could win an award with how mild that is.

Anyway, thank you for the fun times, albeit as short as they were. I'll miss you guys, and I'll get Jamie to post an addy. I know you don't know me, and I won't get e-mail, so if I don't get any letters, I'll understand. ;)

I normally like to slip through the cracks, but this forum has slipped through *MY* cracks, and as such, I feel I owe it to you to say thanks for being so great.

Goliath, please be here when I get back. :)

Everyone else, have some growth, have some fun, and if you are messaging from another country when I get back, I'll understand.

Here's to splitting rocks, making license plates, or doing laundry.
:cheers:

Chris


tell you what, I will print up some discussions from here for you and send them.


sorry to see you go,

you better come back here when you come back to civilization.

[Roland98]

Well, shit. Good luck to you; do they make Hallmark cards for this or anything? If not, they should, because I'm not really sure what to say beyond, "dude, that sucks." :(

[Lauri D]

Arghhhh Chris... this sucks so bad. :hug: I'll miss you and will totally write you, though it won't be as fast as the rapid fire email ;) Please make sure Jamie posts a mailing address.

::sad:: ::angry::

:hug: once more for good measure...

[LadyShea]

Make the best of your time, and come back with lots of things you learned to share with us.

Sorry, man that sucks big time.

[Cool Hand]

Keep your spirits up as much as you can, Chris. You're a strong man.

Be polite, respectful, and contrite throughout the proceedings. Remember that at a guilty plea, you are accepting responsibility for your actions, not contesting the legality of them. Defiance has no place in your situation, and it will only harm you. Maintain your military bearing at all times and keep wearing your uniform as proudly as you can. The judge and the court-martial panel will likely take note. They might not help, but being and doing anything but all of those things can certainly hurt you at sentencing.

Remember Andy Dufresne while you're in confinement.

I'll be thinking of you. Good luck, and we'll see you here when you get home.

Cool Hand

[Nil Desperandum]

It's ok, everyone.

I can't wait to return to my pseudo-family and their intellectual craziness. :D

[seebs]

I am assuming you have given suitable contact info to someone here. I'd like to be able to write you letters, assuming that's allowed.

Hey, can you have visitors?

[seebs]

BTW, look on the bright side: You will probably be safer than you would have been elsewhere. ;)

[ApostateAbe]

Nil Desperandum, I wish I could give you a hug.

[Brimshack]

May your time be short, safe, and painless. Take care, and I hope to see you back in a short time.

[viscousmemories]

Good luck, Chris. Stay sane and come back to us intact. :)

[Farren]

Chris as a former heavy E user I'm certainly not going to pass any judgements. I wish you the the fortitude and serenity to get through this.

{{{Chris}}}

[seebs]

Seconded!

{{Chris}}

[Ymir's blood]

Good luck. May time pass swiftly for you.

[wei yau]

I hope your stay is peaceful and short. When you return, know that we'll be here.

[livius drusus]

I bet it was straight pharmaceutical grade E, too. What a horrible waste. ;)

Chris, you be very, very careful, okay? Do what Cool Hand says and get the minimum, please. Four months will come and go quickly and you'll bounce back in through the columns into our warm embrace.

Best of luck to you. :hug:

[Godless Dave]

Distribution of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of Ecstasy on divers occasion.
Illicit use of 2C-I, an analogue of a Schedule I substance. (Fucking Federal Analogue Laws!)
Illicit use of 2C-E, an analogue of a schedule I substance.

Reserve your moral judgements for another time
Yeah, cuz you know how judgemental I get about people who use drugs!

Good luck getting through this. You'll be out of the AF after your prison time, right?

[Scotty]

:(

Aloha

-Scott

[Dingfod]

Watch your ass, Chris. Be careful. Come back to us. Like has been said, make sure we get your mailing address.

[Noodlenader]

Thanks, everyone :( :( :( :( :( :(

I'm here sitting at home, I'm not even allowed to be in the court-room ! But I will definitely give you all the address when I find out tonight. Good vibes please!!!

[Ex-zombie]

Good luck Chris and stay safe.

[Socratoad]

Hmmmmm, I'm too late ......you probably will be unable to read this Chris, but best wishes and thoughts will be with you every day as you go through this inhumane crapfest

[livius drusus]

Thanks, everyone :( :( :( :( :( :(

I'm here sitting at home, I'm not even allowed to be in the court-room ! But I will definitely give you all the address when I find out tonight. Good vibes please!!!

It sucks that they won't let you in. I guess court martials aren't big on audiences of any kind. Sending you all kinds of goodvibes.

:vibes: :vibes: :vibes: :vibes: :vibes:

[freemonkey]

looks like I'm to late, too. Hang in there, Nil Desperandum. And Noodlenader. {{{hugs}}}

[JoeP]

Bugger and suckery to all of this. :shackled: :seestars: :help: Quality southern hemisphere vibes being beamed right now.

:ferret2: :ferret2: :ferret2:

[viscousmemories]

Here's some more good vibes your and Chris' way, NoodleNader. :)

[Noodlenader]

Thanks, everyone :( :( :( :( :( :(

I'm here sitting at home, I'm not even allowed to be in the court-room ! But I will definitely give you all the address when I find out tonight. Good vibes please!!!

It sucks that they won't let you in. I guess court martials aren't big on audiences of any kind. Sending you all kinds of goodvibes.

:vibes: :vibes: :vibes: :vibes: :vibes:

Livius, they won't let me in because I'm part of the investigation. If I was in the courtroom, they'd make me testify against Chris, and there's no way I'd ever do that. On top of that, my character witness statement is being dismissed because I'm involved with the case. IT's like "Oooooooooh this Jamie character, I've seen her mentioned somewhere (in the investigation)" and it would basically be a big mess if I was in the room, getting torn to pieces along with Chris.

:glare: When he gets out, we're moving to Sweeden.

[livius drusus]

Why the hell would they make you testify when he's pleading guilty? To determine sentencing or something? Ugh. How utterly vile. I'm so sorry y'all are having to go through this nightmare, but I hear Sweden is lovely in the Spring. :hug:

[Godless Dave]

I hear X is pretty expensive in prison. :(

[Noodlenader]

If only we could get the judge and the prosecution to eat some pills. "Oh come here, Chris.. sit on my desk and lemme scratch your back.. You know what, let's just dismiss the case, as you were a non-violent drug offender and your incarceration will push murders, rapists and child molesters back on society "

Wouldn't that be nice:)

[Goliath]

I'm sorry to hear that you're in prison, Chris. I hope time passes quickly (or as quick as possible) for you.

And yes, I'm sure I'll be here when you get back.

[Cool Hand]

Why the hell would they make you testify when he's pleading guilty? To determine sentencing or something? Ugh. How utterly vile. I'm so sorry y'all are having to go through this nightmare, but I hear Sweden is lovely in the Spring. :hug:
A court-martial is a bifurcated criminal trial. Although the two phases take place with the same composition of the panel (the military term for jury), with one phase immediately following the other, there is a distinct guilt phase and a sentencing phase. Thus, even in a guilty plea, in a court-martial like Chris', there is a trial to hear evidence and arguments relevant to an appropriate sentence. Both the government and the accused have an opportunity to call and examine witnesses, and to cross examine the witnesses for the opposing party. Both parties can introduce admissible documentary evidence and make arguments before the panel regarding an appropriate and permissible sentence.

In the military, the panel sentences the accused after deliberations, the judge approves or modifies the sentence for legal compliance with the UCMJ and other relevant law, and the court-martial convening authority, probably a Colonel in Chris' case, executes it by written order. Any term of confinement automatically reduces the convicted accused to the lowest rank and extends his or her term of enlistment in the armed service until after the sentence is completed or commuted.

Cool Hand

[pescifish]

Nil, I'm really glad you will able to get out of the military after this! I hope things go smoothly for you, whatever the outcome. Good luck to you and Noodleander during this time.

[Shake]

pesci, it's not so much of a being "able to get out of the military" thing. He'll be unceremoniously discharged, presumably, as he's mentioned before, a Bad Conduct Discharge, which is not a Good Thing (TM).

Yeah, it'll suck, but it's only 4 months. Just try not to make waves. Do your time and move on. Good luck.

How to upgrade your discharge (http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/dischargeupg.htm)

[Dingfod]

I reminded of a soldier in Iraq reacting to the National Guard troops refusing what was basically a suicide mission, who said "What are they going to do to them? What's worse than sending them to Iraq?"

[livius drusus]

They gave him 9 months (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946). :(

[Noodlenader]

Thanks for the reference, Livius :)

[godfry n. glad]

Woe.

:sadnana:

If there is anything I can do, ask.

godfry n. glad

[Aurora Elegance]

Sorry to hear that. Please come back when you are released.

[Noodlenader]

He'll be back, alright!

So who else will be printing out exciting discussions on FF and mailing them to him?? Hehe

[livius drusus]

/me raises her hand
I'm going to add liner notes, too. Them printouts will be worth his weight in gold. :D

[livius drusus]

Oh, and just to double up, here's Nil's current address. It will change shortly.

Chris Loflin
Teller County Jail
PO Box 730
Divide, CO 80814

[Shake]

They gave him 9 months (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=946). :(
D'Oh! That sucks!

actually saw this a little while ago, but was unable to respond at that time

[Noodlenader]

guys, write while you can!; and pray to IPU that he stays in Colorado for the whole time :) Mirimar is a long way from here...

[Shake]

Just an FYI ... seebs started a birthday thread (http://www.iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=105303) for Chris at II!

As I said, it probably won't be a good one for him, but we'll wish him well anyway.