Court victory

Spent ages in court yesterday. Finally after about 3 hours or so our case came up. It was a bit weird being in the same courtroom as this guy, but Simon was there for most of the time and he was sitting on the other side. He was called to the microphone and proceeded to be belligerent to the magistrate. Mentioned some things to try and defend himself as he had decided not to get representation, asking for example "Where was the violence?". WTF? Anyway as he accepted the Apprehended Violence Order being put on him the question was inappropriate.

The magistrate then had to read out what was involved in the order, at on point saying that it was not a criminal conviction, but a breach of it would be a criminal matter and taken very seriously, with a maximum penalty of 2 years in jail. At which point he started laughing, totally pissing off the magistrate who said something like "Look, if you're not going to take this seriously....." She then went on to explain that he wouldn't be able to get any kind of job in security for 10 years after having this AVO placed on him. 

So that was it, he left the courtroom, and I waited about 10 minutes before leaving myself. I hope I never see this idiot again. Have found out also he's in much more trouble with other people and my episode with him will become just part of a much bigger picture. 

It doesn't really feel like a victory. More like why the fuck did I have to deal with this nut. Although the whole thing was a catalyst to living more assertively.