Chapter 21 - MARJORIE PLEADS
Marjorie did not take the child battery case to trial.
Video.
Witnesses.
Her own admission.
The prebooked haircut evidence.
The prosecutor offered a negotiated misdemeanor plea with conditions reflecting the child victim and humiliating nature of the act.
No jail beyond possible brief booking.
Probation.
Anger-management.
Individual counseling.
Restitution for Ivy’s medical and therapy costs connected to the incident where legally allowed.
No direct contact with Ivy during the initial period.
Any future contact through therapist-supported family agreement.
No unsupervised caregiving during probation.
Marjorie accepted.
At sentencing, she said:
“I was angry at a child for touching a table on a day I wanted perfect.”
Good beginning.
Then:
“I had spent weeks resenting her hair because it reminded everyone of someone I felt compared to.”
There.
Then:
“That was mine, not hers.”
That mattered.
The judge asked:
“Why clippers?”
Marjorie looked down.
“Because I knew exactly what she loved.”
Ugly.
Honest.
Then my case.
My diversion continued separately.
The judge made no speech about two wrongs.
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No need.
The paperwork already said it.
