Everyone Deserves Another Chance, Right?

Right off the AP Wire....

A man has been arrested for the 153rd time, this time after he was accused of punching someone in the face over the weekend. Paul Baldwin, 49, told a judge Monday he plans to plead guilty to the assault, along with trespassing and alcohol charges. He said he's had a long battle with alcohol and was trying to correct the problem during his most recent one-year jail term, which ended last week.

The Foster's Daily Democrat newspaper said Baldwin's record dates to 1984 and includes 152 other arrests, eight trespass orders, 75 citations, four Social Security aliases and 17 name aliases.

Prosecutor Rena DiLando said she didn't have time to read Baldwin's full criminal record because it's so long.


I don't even know what to say. I get nervous when the cops even appear on the road next to me and I haven't committed a crime in a long time. I can't imagine how this man has even lived this long, but it certainly sounds as if he's trying to work things out.

I wonder when it dawned on him that he may have a problem with alcohol.

In a strange way I feel for him, though - hope he works it out this time.

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