The saga with my friend continues and we were asked again to court — the third time now since June. Last time he didn't show up, but today, there he was ... quite run down looking and sad. And after endless traffic violations and abuse cases and the Judge leaving the room every 45 minutes for half an hour, we were asked to "all rise" again and again. This time the court room was even more crowded than the past times. My friend was asked by the prosecutor in advance if she wanted to drop charges and to my relief she agreed to this immediately. When "our" case came up finally, it was a short affair. The restraining order was upheld, but no financial punishment or any other penalty was given. He walked out of our life and the court room. We waited a while and happily left the court room a while later. It's over. We hope to never see this man again although after all I felt sorry for him. I am sure he was once a nicer human being before the alcohol captured him.
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