May 29 2008

The Homeless Woman

Author: me

I sitting in my car, alone in Santa Clara looking to a homeless female woman who we will call CT. This is the second time we’ve bailed out CT and the second time she’s missed court. The last time she was bailed out for possession of meth and we eventually found her in Santa Clara, near Central Park when she spends time hanging out with the other homeless people.

This time she got caught stealing from a local supermarket and we bailed her out again. I wasn’t surprised as we are notorious for re-bailing someone who has already proven a lack of concern for the judicial system. CT on the other hand is homeless and laws and court mean nothing to her. I don’t believe she set out to miss court, she probably has no idea she even had a court date. Her only concern is how she’s going to eat, where to sleep and where’s the next score’s coming from.

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