According to a San Francisco supervisor, a succession of such traumas dating back to childhood predisposed him to the bribery/extortion rap that eventually tripped him up. He drew a maximum 64 month sentence anyway.
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Ding Ding that man wins a prize. Best excuse I heard in a long time.
Also a wonderful example of “name that party” reporting, but that may be due to the venue – Supervisors in SF are reliably Democrats.
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