A reader asked why there are so many “hard luck” back stories in the courts made on behalf of people who have often committed horrible crimes, such as Alin Bujor, who assaulted a man in his 70s for no apparent reason. The defense council of the accused (paid for by you and me of course) will use all and every (sometimes frankly silly) excuse to make out that their client is a decent person who just had a “difficult upbringing”. Yeah, he attacked an old man for no reason and is a drug user who has previous convictions for theft and possession of knives, but his ma and da broke up when he was younger. A person’s lack of English skills or that their family can’t easily visit them in jail is also often used. I’m sure you know plenty of people whose parents have separated who haven’t committed any crimes at all.
– Fatima