The Criminalization of America
While in the keys I started receiving concerning information my mom was having medical issues in Virginia, so I pulled anchor and made the long journey north. While there, my mom wanted to relocate closer to family in Maryland. I began working on the house, painting and prepping it for sale. It wasn’t long we found my mom’s current medical issues were the result of long-term use of a combination of a couple medications she was on, the symptoms cleared in a week of the change, which was great news.
I on the other hand had still been dealing with stress and anxiety. I was able to get insurance and sought out mental health help. I started seeing a therapist at Horizon Behavioral Health (HBH) in Madison Heights, VA. He was a nice therapist, but I felt it was going nowhere and subsequently ended it in late December 2023. In February, early in the morning I was installing a light on my mom’s back porch, my mind was overwhelmed with everything that transpired in the previous two years and my hands started shaking. I went in and grabbed a business card I had gotten previously from HBH. I went out far enough in the front yard so the discussion would not wake my mom as she was still asleep and called the emergency number on the back.
Now, I have always understood that if you are suffering a mental health crisis to reach out and get help and this was always associated with 988#. I am telling you right now DO NOT DO IT! As you’ll see what happens.
A woman answers and the first thing she asks is “what is the location of the emergency”, I immediately hung up-fearing I was dispatched to 911. Less than a minute later the caller called back and I immediately told the women do not call the police! The woman stated, “she would not” and I reaffirmed to her do not call the police! The discussion continued on. It was the first time I actually discussed this case with anyone and a flood of information come flowing out, none of which the woman clearly conceived or even could be concerned with. Her only mission was to keep me talking, keep me on the phone. About fifteen minutes into the phone call, starting to feel better about getting everything off my chest. I heard off in the distance the first one (Amherst County Sheriff’s Department.) I immediately shouted into the phone you fucking called them, and a rage of emotion instantly filled my mind, I hung up. The first one pulled in the driveway, and I began walking towards him startling him in the process as he did not know I coming from the wood line on the side of the yard. I immediately began shouting get the fuck out over-and-over. He stated he was just there to help, and I shouted back I don’t want your fucking help, get the fuck out of here! Even now as I relive this and type my memories to word my body is tense. As in any heated conflict the parties move closer and closer to sometimes an inevitable situation. We were nearly face to face and I don’t know how many times I had to make my point clear I did not want the polices help or want them there. But the authoritarian law enforcement practice is not to retreat-not to withdrawal even if people do not want their help, do not like them, or even want their presence. It is in their training to escalate and stand their ground. Which have been proven over and over and over!
Now, pay attention to the details of what is about to transpire. This officer while we were standing within a foot of each other and no contact was yet made, knowing I was clearly in a heightened emotional state called for back-up even though I already heard approaching sirens in the distant background which further agitated me. Moments later he reached out to me and tried to push me back while verbally giving me “the command” to back up while making first contact. Now there is a constitutional bill of right that does protects your bodily autonomy from anyone including police and medical officials. I instantly threw my hands up to push his hands aside and off me. I was in the middle of my mom’s property with no weapons in a rural area and the nearest house were my moms closest neighbor several hundred feet away. There was no danger to anyone, yet they purposely escalated this and this is why: In Virginia and many states particularly the conservative states (and please do not try and say it is not republican’s agenda to end healthcare and other social benefits-it always has been!) they have for forty years defunded mental health funding and resources even to the point they were sued by the DOJ to reverse course almost twenty years ago, but they still stayed on course ever since, ignoring that ill attempt by the DOJ to intervene. The original DOJ suit can be viewed in Documents Tab.
So, what was the result, after years of defunding the mental health services including hospitals and staff in an increasingly stressful economic hardships and social friction leading to a major rise in mental health cases, their back-up plan was of course-police. The police with zero experience in treating mental health let alone most medical situations but lots of training in aggressive tactics was tasked with dealing with thousands of calls. The police were instantly overwhelmed and very little available places to take mental health patients. What they are about to do to is completely fucked up on so many levels. Their answer was to start slapping bogus charges on patients (they are not criminals) to deal with the state’s screw up, and every occurrence is a civil and constitutional rights violation! The following are just a few of the BS charges typically used like trespassing, vagrancy, failure to comply, loitering, littering and of course assault. There are dozens, possibly hundreds of news reports addressing this type of tactic being used, all to address medical-mental health and/or financial-homeless Americans. Here are several highlights right in the immediate area where this incident occurred or in the state as well as a couple national.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/26/dc-police-mental-health-lawsuit-doj
https://www.usccr.gov/files/2023-07/police-accountability-va-sac-report-2023_with-concurrence.pdf
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-judges-misconduct
https://www.vera.org/news/in-virginia-money-not-justice-drives-prosecution
There are dozens possibly hundreds more articles easily found on the internet!
The officer then repeated reaching out about two more times each time instigating a response. He then said I cannot leave unless you back up. I immediately moved away and circled around the front of and opposite of his patrol car. This officer was wearing a body cam, but conveniently it was being blocked underneath his coat (what’s the point of having a body camera if it’s being blocked-was it required for sheriffs/police in the area to be required to wear body cameras?) you could only occasionally make out minor contact, but all the verbal was fairly clear. You heard me repeatedly telling him to leave over-and-over as I approached from a considerable distance. You heard him call for back up and the police sirens in the background, you heard him give out the “command” for me to back up, following the contact and rustling of the jacket. Each time me yelling at him to leave. When he makes the statement, “I cannot leave unless you back-up,” everything goes quiet. You could later see me in another point of view on the inside police cars dash cam immediately walking around with the corresponding time stamp of when the body cam went quiet. Seconds later, the second patrol car comes flying up into my mom’s gravel driveway where he nearly struck me and you could see in his dash cam the near miss and out of control situation as he skid in the driveway driving directly at me. The only way I did not get hit and sustain serious injuries is I jumped directly up in the air onto the front of his car, then being thrown back off and onto the ground by the momentum over ten feet further back. At about that same time a third car showed up and everyone was shouting with tasers and guns drawn (remember I am unarmed with only a cell phone in the front of a huge yard) for me to get down-get down. I did emphatically refuse. Multiple other cars began appearing and while briefly glancing away I was struck from the back and onto the ground. While I was being handcuffed on the ground my mom now awake and approaching from the house was asking what was going on and the second officer that showed up to the scene (the one that struck me with the car) yelled at my mom to stay away or go back in the house (heard on video) even though she was a considerable distance away in her own yard. I think we all know police don’t like witnesses! I was placed in car and later transported to Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority where like most people that find themselves out of public view, repeatedly have their rights violated. Not yet uploaded are the actual written notes I made while incarcerated. ***Very important I forgot to add I had surgery-vasectomy on January 29, 2024 just barely five days prior to this incident. In jail they denied medical on multiple occasions. After eight days I was able to secure a public defender (Brittany Roark) and eventually released on bond.
It is the judicial systems plan to incriminate everyone; it eliminates chance of lawsuits and accountability of those who violate people’s constitutional rights!
I had a scheduled hearing on April 02, 2024, at 9am. I was genuinely concerned about the public defender. As most people in this situation can attest, they are at best slightly better than representing yourself. They have no financial incentive, they are inundated with so many cases that they’re numb to really care about your situation, and it’s so much easier for them to do the minimum to push your case through, but worse many potentially are persuaded by their peers to mishandle the cases. On the first day out the first order of business was to report for pretrial services. For the most part its sop for serious crimes, however, I do not know how these agencies can get away with forcing you to sign an authorization for your complete background? Criminal, yes, even I can agree that would be characterized as necessary, but they want every conceivable information about you. Financials, education, medical and personal. At what point does this go beyond looking into someone criminal activities and more of a violation of people’s privacy, right to autonomy and many other connected rights. When pressed about signing it, their answer was an immediate violation of probation. Question: if these documents are required (in this case Commonwealth of VA) then why do you have agree to and also sign them? The other thing is they wanted me to go to a mental health facility for an evaluation. The had listed on all the court and pretrial services Horizon Behavioral Health (HBH) the very facility that got me arrested in the first place-I was forced to agree to this. I was temporarily successful at getting the judge to allow me to go to another facility, but he would not extend the short deadline. I reached out to multiple other organizations to obtain the evaluation. As stated previously every mental health facility was simply overwhelmed and I could not get an evaluation before the deadline? Below is the email to the public defender.
__________ Email __________
Ms. Roark,
I hate to inform you of this but there is a problem! On February 19th I reached out to Horizon Behavioral Health to schedule the court ordered requirement of getting the mental health evaluation which in the order said w/in 15 days. Cindy-scheduling specialist at Horizon said despite the court order the soonest they could schedule was at the end of March which at the time I went ahead and scheduled for March 25th at 8am. Concerned about the 15-day period I asked Cindy about it and her response was “as long as it was scheduled within that time”. This was also Brandon Smith’s-pretrial/probation services opinion when I spoke to him during our meeting on February 22nd when I notified him of the date and 15-day requirement. Additionally, I sent you an email confirming all this on February 28th the day the 15-day requirement expired.
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As the days went on, I continued researching the problem I found myself in. It began to be quite clear in all the above articles I found, this was not a rare occurrence, signifying that maybe, just maybe it was not me. There were hundreds of similar incidences easily found on a simple google search, this prompted lots of questions. I did not hear anything for several weeks then reached out mid-March to my lawyer via email (the only way I’ll ever communicate with an attorney now) to meet and discuss the case. A miscommunication in an email, led me to show up to the firm she worked for. No one was there? I called the office number and could here the phone ringing. Shortly after someone appeared and told me she was in North Carolina for her wedding and in the process of relocating there. WTF? Apparently, she meant for me to contact her via phone meeting prior to the hearing.
I need to relay to you how important the first hearing is and why it is so important for you to have a physical sit-down meeting with your attorney. I did not know it at the time but there are a lot of things that should come up in the first hearing. First being discovery, where it is evaluated whether or not the state/prosecutor has a case. Not to mention there are so many other reasons as you’ll read in the highlighted portion of the section below.
Now having access to my money, I immediately searched out another local attorney. A quick initial review of attorney Christopher White’s advertising convinced me to go with him. Because I was still represented by the public defender, he sent her an email of change of representation, including submission to the courts electronically. Almost immediately I received an email back from Roark asking about it. It was clear she was too preoccupied with her life to defend me! The entire change in legal representation occurred in less than a couple hours. If you remember back to my workers compensation the clear differences and violation of the Florida Bar code of ethics and violations against me!
__________ Email __________
| Brittany Roark <broark@westlawfirm.legal> | Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 2:46 PM | |
| to me | ||
Mr. Cannon,
I received a Substitution Order from Christopher White today, suggesting he had been hired to handle your case. Is that correct? If so, I will endorse the order and forward it to the Court for consideration.
Your hearing on April 2, 2024, at 9:00a.m. is a preliminary hearing. If Mr. White is substituting in, I believe you should address the particulars of that hearing with him.
Let me know so I can get this order to the Court.
Thanks!
Brittany
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However, the following events of hiring Christopher White made it even more clear, how the entire justice system is corrupt and rampant violations of people’s constitutional rights are the only things guaranteed. Think about it, a lawyer is retained to defend someone in a criminal case, even a newbie should know to see what’s on the docket as far as upcoming hearings. Mine was less than two weeks away. Rather than re-tell the story, below is the actual Virginia State Bar complaint I submitted with all the details of what transpired.
__________ Complaint-Chris White __________
Virginia State Bar Complaint Form . . . Page 3
LAWYER’S ACTIONS COMPLAINED OF (continued)
July 11, 2024
Re: Chris White Lawyer, LLC
(434) 660-9701
PO Box 246
Forest, VA 24551
On March 19th after reviewing several of his broad advertisements as a “for the defendant/injured” ad campaigns, and highly experienced and professional attorney; I hired Chris White to handle a mental health related criminal matter. He later emails me a blank copy of the retainer agreement. Retainer agreement can be supplied at your request.
I later met with him as an initial meeting, during the meeting he seemed unfamiliar with cases involving mental health and police interactions despite a conversation and relevant material I brought with me to the meeting. He also showed no sympathy or concern about what I have been dealing with over the years or the past year in particular!
On March 20th, Mr. White should have become aware of my upcoming pretrial hearing on April 02 at 9am, through multiple conversations via email and text messages. Texts can be supplied at your request. In one of them he specifically states “Just make sure you’re at the next hearing. The one that’s already on the docket that you know about. It’s your trial.” Now concerned about a wording in the text, I immediately followed up with “Okay I’m a little confused. I thought that was pretrial?” He never replied back, leaving me greatly concerned!
I emailed him below about the court date:
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Wed, Mar 20, 2:37 PM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Hello Mr. White,
I need clarification on April 02nd, you said it was my trial and to make sure I was there. I replied back that I was confused and thought it was pretrial. I’m sure you can understand my concern. If in fact it’s my only trial there is a considerable amount of information that you are unaware of; to properly prepare for my defense. Yesterday we only spoke for a half hour at most and never discussed any mental health problems, I did tell you about the pending evaluation but nothing else. We never discussed a defense. When we left it was my understanding there was nothing to do until we recieved the body cam footage. Also, during the conversation I believe you even stated I didn’t have to worry about it because It would likely get rescheduled. Furthermore, I want a jury trial which was never discussed either.
*No reply from Mr. White
On April 02, 2024 at 8:45, I arrived at my pretrial hearing fifteen minutes early and waited Mr. Whites presence. He never showed and I entered the court room and sat down assuming he was just delayed. I continued to sit there wondering where he was at? The court was nearly empty and several times the court clerk approached me, inquiring about my attorney. At 10:18 I received a text from him saying “Please Dress professionally. If you have a suit please wear it.” I got up left the court room and replied back “Hi Chris, the court is wondering where your at.” A short time later he replied back, “Your hearing is at 2pm” I believe at one point about 10:30ish the clerk called him. He again replied back at 10:58 “I’m on my way” I’m not sure when he got there, by this time it was beyond two hours! When he did finally show, everyone immediately rose and we approached the defense podium. Mr. White spoke a total of five minutes half that time was apologizing for being late and delaying the court. The court immediately concluded, Mr. White sent me on my way home telling me he would contact me later as he ran upstairs to talk to the prosecutor.
***We now have a major problem! And everyone knows what that is! The court knew it, the judge knew it, the clerk, the bailiffs, the prosecutor, the police sitting patiently for two and a half hours in their seats opposite of the prosecutor knew it and you know it! My due process and rights have just been violated! No discovery! No exculpatory evidence, no mandatory disclosures, witnesses testimony, cross examination of prosecutions witnesses-attending police, bond validity, and lastly, pretrial motions! Ect. At the very least this hearing should have been rescheduled, but wasn’t.
An hour later Mr. White calls me and tells me the prosecutor had a tentative plea offer, he also stated that “they admitted they had a weak-case” and something to the effect of; the officer didn’t want to prosecute. The offer entailed-“guilty to lesser charge of misdemeanor with no jail time”. At the time I needed to think about it, weigh my options.
On April 05th I received an email from Mr. White including a case law that was weak and completely unrelated to my case in every context! Over the next couple of weeks, it began to bother me, I began to wonder why he sent me a case like this! From the time I was arrested, I began to look up everything related to mental health and law enforcement. There was no shortage of information and borderline epidemic, so much there was several attempts to pass laws on this situation, latest being VA bill HB267 and HB357! I am certain you the reviewer of this complaint, must be vaguely familiar with what I am talking about!
On April 22nd I emailed Mr. White about trying to get my bond amended to go to Maryland.
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Mon, Apr 22, 7:25 AM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Good morning Mr. White,
I need you to petition the judge/court to allow me to travel to Maryland for family matters. I have already spoken to Mr. Smith at pretrial services last week and he did not have a problem with it.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
*No response from Mr. White.
On April 29th I emailed Mr. White to see if I could be of assistance.
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Mon, Apr 29, 11:36 AM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Hello Mr. White,
I hope your weekend was well. I took off the past couple of weeks to decompress and try and divert my mind. I read that case law you sent a couple of weeks ago and felt I could be of some help to you. There has to be a lot of cases considering 10 percent of assault on law enforcement officers involve individuals with mental health or other mentally handicapped issues. It looks like you used Lexis Nexis; I’ll browse around and see what I can dig up. I wonder how many non-assault on law enforcement related cases there were?
Also, hopefully I should have a “date range” of looking for some potential new place for my mom to move to in MD; ultimately that looks like it won’t happen until conclusion of this case.
Sincerely,
Chris Cannon
*No response from Mr. White!
After another week this situation was deeply troubling and further exasperating my mental health, because of a connected situation. I then decided to see if the plea offer was still available and text messaged Mr. White on May 02nd.
*No response from Mr. White.
On May 8th I sent an email regarding communications. I miss typed “have” and should have been “haven’t.” Still the evidence is there!
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Wed, May 8, 7:16 AM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Good morning Mr. White,
I have received a response from you and can only assume you are busy. I am reaching out to see if you received my text on last Thursday regarding prosecutor’s offer?
Thank you,
Chris Cannon
*No response from Mr. White. Are you starting to see a pattern here?
On May 22nd, I again reached out to Mr. White about the plea offer.
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Wed, May 22, 11:36 AM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Hello Mr. White,
I wanted to find out what the status was with the “plea offer”. My understanding is these things typically happen fairly quickly. Is there a hold up or will it be addressed at the grand jury hearing?
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
*Once again, no response from Mr. White.
This was clearly beyond miscommunication or a matter of he was simply out of town on vacation or whatever. I gave him every opportunity to contact me. It was clear I had defective representation or something else???
On May 24th I emailed Mr. White to advise him he was fired.
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Fri, May 24, 7:04 AM | ||
| to Chris | |||
White,
Consider yourself fired, dismissed, vacated, your services no longer wanted! Notify the courts of your immediate dismissal. Of course, I want an itemized statement and remaining funds returned. Considering the original plea agreement presented to me by you on April 2nd would have greatly short cutted the case I am expecting a large portion of those funds returned.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
*At this point he immediately responded and a flurry of emails and calls ensued. At this point I would not talk to via phone for my own legal protection. I have no confidence in his abilities or his sincerity to proceed in my case. All emails, regarding the motion to dismiss can be made available at your request.
After he realized I was no longer willing to proceed with his counsel, it began a lengthy process in him removing himself from this case. I believe this is not an accident but will forego the hypotheticals. He then began a string of odd and interesting emails requesting the contact information of my “replacement” attorney, which I do not believe I have to provide to him. Now comes the hypotheticals, why would he need this I question?
Moving on, as you can see in the last email, I requested the retainer fees to be returned. He outright refused! I replied:
| CHRISTOPHER CANNON < | Fri, May 24, 12:05 PM | ||
| to Chris | |||
Mr. White,
I thought you might say that, however the contract also states…
(1) In exchange, the firm agrees to devote its full professional ability to your case and perform all services that may be necessary to represent Client. (which you have not).
(2) At the conclusion of the case, the firm shall review the matter to determine that the fee charged was fair to Client, and may refund a portion of the fee if it was not. It is also anticipated that the firm will turn down other cases in order to handle Client’s case. In addition, if Client were to fire the firm before any substantial work was completed in the case, it is possible that Client could have some or all of the attorney’s fee returned. (I believe this fee included work up to and including trial, none of which has come to fruition). The last thing I received from you post April 2nd hearing was a completely unrelated case which sent red flags all over the place! Lastly, you were two hours late to that hearing.
Again, I request an itemized statement and return of remaining balance.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
*I still have not received any money or statement from him.
On June 5th we went to a hearing where the motion to dismiss was approved by the judge. Yet, for some reason I continue to get reminders to sign an adobe motion to withdrawal as counsel?
Below is a list of the Rules of Professional Conduct, I am alleging Mr. White has violated:
Rules 1.1 – 1.18: Client-Lawyer Relationship
1.1 Competence (a)
1.2 Scope of Representation (a)(b)(c)
1.3 Diligence (a)(b)(c)
1.4 Communication (a)(b)(c)
1.14 Client With Impairment (a)(b)
1.16 Declining Or Terminating Representation (d)(e)
Rules 2.1 – 2.11: Counselor and Third Party Neutral
2.1 Advisor
Rules 7.1 – 7.5: Information About Legal Services
7.1 Communications Concerning A Lawyer’s Services
As you can see this is a very serious matter, I am expecting a thorough investigation into the matter, a significant penalty to Mr. White, and any other relief I may be entitled to through the Virginia State Bar. I am very keen to “the circling of wagons!”
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
Homeless, VA USA
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__________ Responses from the VA State Bar __________
Virginia State Bar
1111 East Main Street, Suite 700
Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026
Telephone: (804) 775-0500
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Fax: (804) 775-0501 TDD: (804) 775-0502
July 25, 2024
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
Christopher Glenn White Via email only
PO Box 246
Forest, Virginia 24551-0246
Re: Complaint by Christopher Cannon
VSB Docket # 25-090-132607
Dear Mr. White:
Thank you for your response to this complaint. Based on our review of the complaint and your response, we are not in a position to close our file at this time. Therefore, we are assigning this matter to Deputy Bar Counsel Edward J. Dillon for further investigation. Please direct any future correspondence to Mr. Dillon who will be communicating with you and the Complainant as the investigation progresses.
By copy of this letter to Christopher Cannon, we are informing him of the status of this matter.
CC: Christopher Cannon
VIRGINIA
STATE
IRGINIA
BAR
1938
__________ Next __________
Virginia State Bar
NINTH DISTRICT COMMITTEE
PLEASE REPLY TO:
Joanne Fronfelter, Clerk
1111 East Main Street, Suite 700 Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026
March 14, 2025
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
VIA EMAIL Christopher Cannon
Re:
In the Matter of Christopher Glenn White VSB Docket No. 25-090-132607
Dear Mr. Cannon:
This letter is to inform you that following a full investigation of the referenced matter, a Subcommittee dismissed the complaint against Christopher Glenn White. The dismissal is based on the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Part 6, § IV, ¶ 13-15.B.1.c, which states that a complaint shall be dismissed when the evidence available shows that the conduct questioned or alleged was de minimis, there is little or no injury to any of the following: a client, the public, the legal system or profession, and there is no or very little likelihood of repetition by the Respondent.
The Virginia State Bar’s investigation of your complaint showed that you retained Mr. White in March 2024 for a $2,500 flat fee to represent you on a criminal charge pending in Amherst County and that you terminated the representation on or about May 24, 2024 prior to the conclusion of the case. Before the termination of his representation of you, Mr. White met with
you to discuss the case, filed a motion for discovery, and had some initial plea discussions with the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
The Legal Services Retainer Contract you executed characterized the $2,500 flat fee paid to Mr. White as “non-refundable[.]” Non-refundable advanced legal fees are per se unreasonable in violation of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a). “[A]ny fee arrangement involving advanced legal fees and providing for a non-refundable or minimum fee violates the Disciplinary Rules and is thus improper.” See Legal Ethics Opinion 1606 (Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia Nov. 2, 2016). Mr. White admitted he was unfamiliar with Legal Ethics Opinion 1606 and Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a)’s prohibition on non-refundable advanced legal fees.
The Subcommittee found clear and convincing evidence that Mr. White violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a). The Subcommittee also understood that Mr. White has been practicing law for only a short time and that, after familiarizing himself with Legal Ethics
Opinion 1606 and Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a) during the course of the Virginia State Bar’s investigation, Mr. White attempted to contact you to refund the entirety of the $2,500. The Virginia State Bar investigator also contacted you by email in an effort to facilitate a refund. You were not responsive to either effort and, since you have no mailing address, Mr. White has been unable to make a refund.
Based on the foregoing, the Subcommittee believed there was little or no injury that resulted from Mr. White’s violation of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a) and little likelihood that Mr. White will repeat such misconduct. Therefore, the Subcommittee voted to dismiss the complaint de minimis. Thank you for your cooperation in the Virginis State Bar’s investigation of your complaint.
Sincerely,
пуси
Megan Leigh Clark Subcommittee Chair
CC:
Christopher Glenn White, Respondent
Sarah Wayland Houck, Respondent’s Counsel Joanne Fronfelter, Clerk of the Disciplinary System Edward J. Dillon, Deputy Bar Counsel
Rob Baker, Investigator
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Can anyone be surprised that I would be so fucking angry about this! How can it be more clear that what they are doing is nothing more than protecting Chris White. What they did was ensure I could not immediately file a motion to dismiss this case and two keep me from suing White. They even admitted he violated professional rules conduct 1.5. As well as financials. They completely ignored the fact he failed to show up and present my case on April 02. He did not file a motion of discovery like they said. Their defense of him was de minimis. First, think about all the email exchanges, I was definitely trying to be proactive in my case and I am sure anyone would agree, if you were charged a case that carried a minimum sentence of two years, that in itself would be quite stressful. This was a case about mental health and mine was born out of my previous encounter with the state of Florida.
On the documents tab you can find the text messages and his formal rebuttal (not yet uploaded) to the complaint. Picking up from the day I fired Mr. White on May 24th. I had to focus and I had to get new representation. Surprise-surprise, now Mr. White refuses to remove himself despite showing above the fast substitution of Roark to Mr. White.
__________ Email __________
CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Sat, May 25, 7:16 AM
to Chris
Mr. White,
Why do you need my new attorney information for your removal from this case? Curious! Enlighten me, what VA law code says a replacement counselor has to be in place before you are officially removed as requested by me yesterday? What VA law code says I am supposed to supply the attorney I just fired with my new attorney’s contact information? These continued email debates do not count as services you rendered. As stated yesterday morning at 7:04am, your services are no longer wanted! I know it’s easy to do; everything is e-service. Just do-it.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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From this point on and especially after the complaint Mr. White would not go on record (email and/or text) he called multiple times only leaving vague voicemails to call him. I even have one email saying this exact thing, with no response. After having to go to an unscheduled hearing on June 05th to withdrawal and request new representation (Mr. White holding my funds hostage), I was provided by court with attorney Mark B Arthur. Not surprising this attorney was clearly privy to my case when I first spoke to him. It is my genuine belief Mark Arthur was chosen to do what he could to derail my case. Below is the Virginia Bar complaint I later submitted to them.
It was during the representation of this attorney, I realized If I did not accept a plea-bargain I would spend the next several years in jail. No impartial hearings, no jury, no review of case and certainly no justice!
__________ Complaint-Mark B. Arthur __________
LAWYER’S ACTIONS COMPLAINED OF (continued) Virginia State Bar Complaint Form . . . Page 3
September 09, 2024
Re: Mark B Arthur
(434) 846-7111
715 Court Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
I am submitting a VSB complaint against Mark B. Arthur of ineffectual representation and direct willingness to sabotage my case for a fellow attorney. I generally will always give everyone the benefit of doubt regardless of who they are but, the following events are an obvious case of either not meeting the minimum standards of legal duty or something more insidious or both.
On June 5, 2024 Mark Arthur was appointed as counsel by the Amherst County Circuit Court.
On June 6th or 7th I reached out to Mr. Arthur’s staff via phone for an initial contact, he was unavailable at this time.
On June 10th I emailed Mr. Arthurs office about I significant need for me to go to Maryland to take care of a boat I own there, meet with a potential buyer and updating the registration on it. I also wanted to visit close family I have not seen for six months. Below is the email. *Please note in all the following emails who the emails are to and from.
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Mon, Jun 10, 9:33 AM
to paralegal
Good morning,
I spoke to Emerson about an order to amend the bond for this weekend.
I am hopefully selling/trading my boat for a vehicle this weekend but this will take place in MD. This has been particularly stressful for me and completely unnecessary, as I have not been able to check on the boat in six months. I am also visiting family while there. I will be staying at their house at 995 Miller Circle Crownsville, Maryland.
The dates are this upcoming weekend, from about Friday June 14th thru Sunday 16th.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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Paralegal Assistant <paralegal@markbarthur.com>
Jun 10, 2024, 1:28 PM
to me
Thank you, I have received and am working with Mr. Arthur on this.
Once we have the executed and entered order, we will send you a copy to print and keep on you at all times while you are away.
Thanks,
Danielle Lawton
Paralegal
Mark B. Arthur, PC
715 Court St.
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Office: (434) 846-7111
Fax: (434) 846-7113
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This issue was never addressed, I potentially lost a buyer that day and my boat still currently sits with outdated registration and it’s condition is deteriorating! Although, I was going to sell it, I decided I would hold onto it till after the case. I want to note, the boat was the only place I had to live for four years until I came to my mother house at her request, to assist her temporarily with her own medical needs and to get her moved to Maryland. Because of situations leading up to and on April 02nd, I am now forced to live homeless in Fairfax County pending trial. *This includes violations of the ADA, due process and my fifth and eighth amendment rights.
My very first communication by phone with Mr. Arthur he began interrogating me about my former counsel Christopher White and his dismissal. This conversation went on for nearly ten minutes. During that conversation I asked if he knew Mr. White and he insisted he did not. I actually did not care that he knew him as long as he represented me in this matter, but his interrogation created serious concern. Despite this initial problem, I did not suspect any potential wrong doing. As far as the case, he was waiting for the body cam so he could review it. During that conversation I told him that I could no longer live with my mom and was planning on relocating. *More importantly, I told him of several significant discrepancies in the mental health call takers account that could have significantly impacted the outcome of my case and cleared me off the charge.
Nearly a month after my last email, there was an immediate need for me to leave my mother’s residence and I was still lost on what I was allowed to do to stay within the conditions of my bond. I called Mr. Arthur’s office and briefly spoke to Danielle (I misunderstood in the email who I initially spoke to) at his office and followed up with an email including the phone conversation I had with Mr. Arthur just prior; in the above paragraph. I then called pretrial services clarified and cleared it through them. Danielle told me she thought the court was blocking the bond amendment and would check with Mr. Arthur.
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Mon, Jul 8, 2:10 PM
to mark@markbarthur.com, paralegal
Hello,
I briefly spoke to Raiyne? this morning about an immediate emergency housing crisis I am faced with, and clearly because of my situation I am reaching out to you to get additional help and clarifications.
Also, I previously reached out to your office about amending my bond to go to Maryland, but I never heard back about it. The situation is, my boat is currently sitting without current registration. This was one of the many reasons I needed to go to my boat, but have been held hostage here in Madison Heights against my will! I went through all the legal channels to rectify my situation. I obtained current registration, then followed up with your office about the bond. This I see, is becoming an Amendment 5 and 14 situation.
As far as the case, I am requesting witnesses to be subpoenaed and I am currently compiling a list, as well as questions to ask them during trial. I should have it ready by the beginning of next week. I am also, letting you know I am contacting internal affairs and filing a complaint against one of the officers that responded on February 5th.
Lastly, when we first spoke the conversation came up about my former attorney Chris White and you lied to me! You said you did not know him. You do not work in the same field in the same tiny town without knowing some of your fellow colleagues! You asked me several indirect questions about him that day. Do not get caught up in his issues. The “circling of the wagons” cause things to go public!
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
Homeless, VA USA
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On July 11th his paralegal called me on the phone to tell me he received the body cam and charges, but Mr. Arthur himself was not able to meet with me. I went ahead and met with his paralegal to review the charging document submitted by the police and emailed her soon after.
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Fri, Jul 12, 1:09 PM
to paralegal, mark
Hello Danielle,
This is the follow up email to our conversation today. As per the police statement please follow up with Mr. Arthur regarding the three discrepancies I highlighted in their report. Also, as mentioned I will not be able to take anymore phone calls, all correspondence has to be through email. Let him know I would like to know his strategy for my defense and relevant case laws. Per my email on July 8th regarding my relocation and as discussed with Mr. Arthur I will advise him through email of my new temporary address as soon as I am able. Lastly, please confirm via this email our discussion today about the lack of follow through or block from the Commonwealth in regards to my earlier request to amend bond on June 10, for my records.
Thank you again for your time meeting with me today.
Christopher Cannon
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As you can see, I disclosed to his office several things. First, I requested all communication to be through email. I relayed my pending need to leave my current living situation. The discrepancies of the police report, which he still has yet to comment on. And lastly to follow up regarding the bond condition and if the Commonwealth was blocking it. His office next emailed me on July 18th, prompting me to reply another reminder of my change in living situation.
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Paralegal Assistant <paralegal@markbarthur.com>
Thu, Jul 18, 4:59 PM
to me
Mr. Cannon,
I have relayed the messages below to Mr. Arthur and he would like you to please contact the office to set up a time to come in to the office and meet with him. Our office number is (434) 846-7111.
Thank you,
Danielle
Paralegal
Mark B. Arthur, PC
715 Court St.
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Office: (434) 846-7111
Fax: (434) 846-7113
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Thu, Jul 18, 5:16 PM
to Paralegal
Hello Danielle,
I am in the process of moving away from the area. Unfortunately this is the first step to reclaiming any sanity I may have left. I can come in tomorrow otherwise I would prefer google meet.
Sincerely
Christopher Cannon
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Paralegal Assistant <paralegal@markbarthur.com>
Fri, Jul 19, 9:19 AM
to me
Good morning,
Unfortunately Mr. Arthur is not available today, but we can set up a ZOOM meeting for you to meet with him virtually.
We can schedule that for an hour Zoom meeting at 3:00pm on July 30th.
Thank you,
Danielle
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Fri, Jul 19, 10:30 AM
to Paralegal
Hello Danielle,
Yes, that would be fine. Could you let him know I have compiled a lengthy list of potential witnesses.
Thank you
Christopher Cannon
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Paralegal Assistant <paralegal@markbarthur.com>
Jul 19, 2024, 10:34 AM
to me
Mr. Cannon,
Wonderful, I will send over the zoom link shortly.
Thank you,
Danielle
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In the above emails I again told him about a list of potential witnesses. I was under the belief a jury trial was to take place on September 09, 2024. Notice the cordial exchanges!
At this point NONE of my questions or needs were addressed by Mr. Arthur or even his staff which would have been fine.
On July 30th after a phone issue the zoom meeting failed but Mr. Arthur did call me and we were able to begin discussing the case. Few things came up during the discussion. First, it was clear I was being forced to accept a plea offer despite adamantly declaring my innocence and desire for a jury trial (*again, mentioned in the below email). Mr. Arthur’s attitude was he could not care less of the outcome as, “he still gets paid.” Concerned about his brashness and potential for not adequately representing me in court. We discussed the plea offer, I told him it would have to be changed because of the mental health and insurance issue when I left the state-this is confirmed in his email on August 29th. I also, told him during this conversation I had trouble contacting my pretrial office about my relocation at this point for an update, Mr. Arthur said he would call them but never did.
* Prior to this meeting I researched basic rules and procedures during the preliminary hearing and found out my due process and many other violations occurred; I was denied several critical steps that should have taken place on April 02nd. I began asking him questions regarding the preliminary hearing, and how it was able to proceed to Circuit Court? He had confirmed Judge Sam Eggleston signed off on the back of the paper citing all procedures occurred including witness questions! I immediately informed him this was false and gave a brief accounting of what transpired on April 02nd. He simply said he did not know!8
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Fri, Aug 9, 12:06 PM
to Paralegal, mark
Hello Mr. Arthur,
Per our phone conversation on July 30th I am still waiting for your email confirmation from the prosecutor about the tentative plea agreement (misdemeanor assault 12 months jail suspended, as written as an offer). This brings up many more questions such as, if as you had stated adamantly in the phone call (and was confirmed by other people, “the officer did not want to prosecute and did not want to see me go to jail for six months over something like this” Even you stated it was regarded as a “low” level of assault. Why wasn’t I afforded a misdemeanor to begin with? Why was I sent to jail for eight days with zero mental health instead of a hospital? And many more?
Also, as note of record I spoke to Brandon Smith on August 05 at pretrial services about my relocation and missed date, there was no problem on his end with any of it. There was also no mention of your office reaching out to him to clear the matter.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Fri, Aug 9, 12:22 PM
to Paralegal, mark
Mr. Arthur,
I forgot to add when we discussed the “continued” mental health in the plea agreement on July 30th do you intend on making the prosecutor aware of the issue with it. As I told you when I leave the state I am not sure if I will have health insurance and I cannot afford to continue the service without it. In either case I spoke to my mental health provider and she stated when I leave I would have to get a provider in that state and that could be a significant problem between insurance and my homeless status? This needs to be removed from the plea agreement or modified to the extent allows me some leeway.
Also, if I accept the plea offer, does the state still pick up your tab? Please respond to these emails as the court date is exactly a month away and needs time to prepare either way.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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On August 20th at 2:06pm I emailed several mental health organizations and other related businesses and cc’d Mark Arthur’s paralegal in on it, relating to a situation that directly concerns my case. Less than an hour later I received the below email from his office assistant including the corresponding exchanges. I believe Mr. Arthur is intentionally leaving me hanging in hopes I will go off record. Regardless, just over a few weeks until my trial and nothing is being addressed except for a potential plea deal!
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Appointment
Inbox
Office Assistant <office@markbarthur.com>
Tue, Aug 20, 3:04 PM (13 days ago)
to me
Good afternoon, it looks like you have court coming up on 9/9/2024 at 2:30 p.m. I was wondering if you wanted to schedule an appointment to speak with Mr. Arthur. Please let me know so we can get you on the schedule. Thank you.
Emerson Eaves
Legal Assistant
Mark B. Arthur, PC
715 Court Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
(434) 846-7111 – Phone
(434) 846-7113 – Fax
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Tue, Aug 20, 3:47 PM (13 days ago)
to Office
I guess the email I just sent sparked a reply. First, I want my question answered I sent in my last two emails. In the past week I have even more questions and I am currently seeking outside answers to them. It’s clear my rights and due process have been violated.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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Office Assistant
Tue, Aug 20, 3:52 PM (13 days ago)
to me
Mr. Cannon, I believe I have not been the person you have been emailing with previously. If you would like to ask me those questions I can try and answer them for you. Are you available to speak with Mr. Arthur next Friday the 30th at 9:00 a.m?
Emerson Eaves
Legal Assistant
Mark B. Arthur, PC
715 Court Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
(434) 846-7111 – Phone
(434) 846-7113 – Fax
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CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Aug 20, 2024, 5:40 PM (13 days ago)
to Office
Ms. Eaves,
I know who I sent it to, it’s not a big office, why don’t you ask around and have them reply.
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Another week goes by.
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Witnesses
CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Sun, Aug 25, 3:45 PM (8 days ago)
to Office, Paralegal, mark
Hello Mr. Arthur,
There appears to be a significant communications issue. I have sent multiple emails and considering I have confirmation you received them, I do not know what they go unanswered? This is a serious issue as we are nearly two weeks away from trial and none of my questions have been addressed. You know I have significant mental health issues and this needlessly adds to it. Below is a list of witnesses, I tried previously to discuss with you but was never addressed. At this point this case should be immediately dismissed for multiple reasons, dare I say why!
**On this line there is a character witness (neighbor) I removed for their privacy.
Dr, Williams (retired) (434)382-1125 2019 Tate Springs Rd. Lynchburg, VA 24501
Dr, Wilson (Dr. Williams replacement) (434)382-1125 2019 Tate Springs Rd. Lynchburg, VA 24501
Janet Jongebloed LCSW CSAC Ph: (804) 562-9997 Family Insight 6800 Paragon Place Suite 237 Richmond, VA 23230
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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Many unanswered questions CCannon
CHRISTOPHER CANNON <
Thu, Aug 29, 2:02 PM (4 days ago)
to mark, Paralegal, Office
Hello Mr. Arthur,
I just realized after re-reading several documents for the upcoming court date, the second of two letters you mailed me at a former address and dated June 11th you state this is a “bench trial”. This is incorrect, it was supposed to be a jury trial. At this point there are so many issues this case should be immediately dismissed and as such I am formally asking you to submit a motion to dismiss or at the very least a venue change.
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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As the above email relays to Mr. Arthur in his letter it states, it is a bench trial and I was deeply concerned about this, this was supposed to be a jury trial and I needed answers, even in his following email he does not mention bench trial at all. At this time even you, might be able to ascertain I would never agree to a plea deal.
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Mark Arthur
Attachments
Thu, Aug 29, 4:43 PM (4 days ago)
to me
Mr. Cannon,
I have been talking to the Commonwealth attorney about having the plea agreement draft in an e-mail to me as soon as possible. I told him that we needed to make sure the language regarding continuing care allows for you to stop the continuing care if your insurance does not pay for it or if you move out of state somewhere else. Hopefully he will get me that shortly. As to the body of the plea agreement, it will be a plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct with 12 months in jail and all of that time suspended. General good behavior and continuing care at horizon.
Regarding my fee, as I am court appointed it does not matter what the outcome is in your case. The state will pay my fee whether it is a plea agreement or a trial.
I don’t know why your case was not resolved in general District Court. Your attorney showing up late for court may have had something to do with it. But I’ve got no idea.
I see your witness list and if you have the time would you please draft an e-mail and send it to me explaining what each of these witnesses would testify to. At this point we’ve got a plea agreement to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and no active jail time. So I’m not quite sure why you want to bring witnesses in, unless you plan on trying the felony assault on police officer.
PLEASE FIND ATTACHED THE WRITTEN PLEA OFFER FROM THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY. IT TOOK SOME TIME BUT ITS EXACTLY WHAT WE DISCUSSED.
Mark B. Arthur
MARK B. ARTHUR PC
715 Court St.
Lynchburg, Virginia 24504
434-846-7111 phone
434-846-7113 fax
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Even above there is discrepancies in what he says. First, he knows at the conclusion of this case whatever it is, I will be leaving the state. Even if I decided to accept the plea offer, I would never agree to go back to Horizon- they are the reason why I got arrested in the first place, and they are in Virginia!
I am concerned about the attorney fees, because in my jail documents it states if “found guilty” I would have to pay his fees? Also, I already borrowed $2500 for a previous attorney and did not get any of that money back for services not provided!
He admits to some circumstantial failure at the district court level, but does not elaborate. Most importantly he still to this day has not mentioned anything about the contradictory evidence in the original call taker’s notes the day of my arrest, or my statements to him regarding the April 02nd problems and violations.
According to his own letter on June 11th, the one I mentioned earlier, he would have needed all the information about witnesses at least two weeks prior to the trial, yet now he wants to know more about it in a detailed email, which would no doubt be past its needed date. Still, I consistently brought it up all thru-out the summer, with zero mention of it on his part until now.
Also, he makes no mention of my request for motion of dismissal or motion of venue change! Nor does he mention my allegations of violation of ADA and Constitutional rights. He knows I have disabilities covered under the ADA and yet there are multiple violations of this through-out the case!
Furthermore, I had general basic questions related to what to expect during September 09th court, jury selection questions, travel arrangements, if I only need to be in court for the day or a week. My brother and his family intend to support me at my trial, but again, not sure how long trial will be and what day they should he come up? I have a pop-up in storage and I need to know if I will have to extend payments up to 6 months or more? I haven’t bothered to bring up all these and others since I cannot even get more important questions answered!
This attorney has consistently kept me in the dark about much needed information about my case. This has caused me a great deal of unnecessary stress for someone in my situation and is unconscionable. I sit here today homeless and alone on Labor Day, writing up this complaint, worried sick about what the hell is going on, while I am sure everyone else is enjoying the holiday just fine!
As far as my allegations that he did this intentionally for his fellow attorney. Might I add, aside from them practicing criminal law in the same tiny town, they both belong to the VA Bar Association, VA Trial lawyers Association, and lastly the Lynchburg Bar Association. The circumstances for inappropriate conduct is certainly valid.
How many more constitutional/ due process violations must one have to endure?
Sincerely,
Christopher Cannon
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That concludes the complaint sent to Virginia Bar Association of Mark B. Arthur. Not surprisingly the VSB immediately rejected it. I should mention I looked up most of the people connected with this case. They almost all connected to or graduated from Liberty University-a Christian Law School!
At my final court hearing the prosecutor stated “the mental health call taker over-reacted”
Do you remember this article from earlier?
Well, I still have a criminal record, and all that crap cost me close to $10k. But what is even more clear is, not one damn person has tried to contact me about my mental health since then-not one! Obviously, I wouldn’t expect the any of the attorneys to contact me, but there were so many people and organizations I reached out to trying to get help, places like NAMI, MHA, NIMH, ADA, ABA, ACLU, even NAACP, local legal aid societies and many-many more. The fact is this isn’t by accident. They are simply over run with people facing similar injustices and themselves trying to get civil and constitutional rights violations addressed! Most of these places run on financial donations and those funds mostly are used just to keep the organizations running. I know this because I was a zookeeper for a long time, most of the profits went to keeping the zoo going and for more major projects and believe me, when I say the animals literally eat the profits. Zookeepers despite being some of the most educated and dedicated professionals are also some of the most in poverty! If we wanted extra funding for projects we zookeepers had to set up our own funding events. These above organizations have very little funding mostly coming from already poor communities to assist in their battles for justice and generally they only take on the “big cases” that gains “national interest.” Another fun fact I undiscovered while trying to get legal aid assistance is there are on average only 5 civil legal aid attorneys per 10,000 people needing legal help and much less in most metro areas. When most of the large corporations are being sued they have this many defending them for a single case. This alone proves my argument that the literal dilution of care in your case even if you can get a lawyer means chances are extremely high you’ll sustain financial, civil and constitutional rights violations. These judges, prosecutors and the various bar associations know this and makes it extremely likely they will take advantage of the situation.
Does anyone remember the Scottie Scheffler incident? Golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with felony assault on a police officer along with other charges on May 17, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky, just before the PGA Championship’s second round. This was about the same time I was dealing with my case above. The total time from the time he was arrested to the time he walked back on the golf coarse was (3) three hours. Three fucking hours! I spent eight days. And on May 29, 2024 less than two weeks later, all charges were dropped citing a misunderstanding with police, can anyone blame me for being so bitter about my country and the serious double standards we have!
Think about it, at any one time the average American worker constantly barely making ends meet could undergo multiple stressful events leading ever closer to this very scenario. Mental health crisis+police=jail or worse death, also frequently documented.
These injustices all come directly from the authoritarian conservative regime. They have learned the power of suppression over the past 150 years, the art of Jim Crow era civil rights violations. While the “regular” people tended to the normal grind of life. Conservatives through organizations like The Heritage Foundation, The Federalist Society, Citizens United, Liberty University and many other political and religious connections began building an ultra-right leaning legal base, and for the last fifty years has been flooding America’s judicial and political system with them. Think about how seriously dangerous this is for Democracy, or you and your family. For example, everyone should be aware all conservative Christian’s see education as a threat to their existence. For the past couple hundred years all religions have seen a decrease in attendance and atheism or general non-belief has grown. America’s education was always built around basic growing knowledge of just about everything we have learned in human history. Not just in science and technology, but all fields of human existence going back tens of thousands of years. It was inevitable that Conservative Christians would lose “control” and this is their way of rectifying the situation. Like the Nazi era fascist of book burning, today’s conservatives have been decimating America’s education system……..Talking about sending a civilization “back to the stone ages.” My only objection to America’s education is, if capitalism is so good why don’t they teach every student from middle school through graduation to be a capitalist business owners rather than teaching them work skills. Because it SIMPLY WOULD NOT WORK! Everyone cannot be a business owner. Growth and advancement of society would grind to a halt.
The fact capitalism does not work is also another factor why conservative businesses are trying to squash nearly every facet of American life. Workers are quickly learning that capitalism is a failure and struggling for someone else’s bank account will rarely ever lead to their own prosperous life. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are walking away from the pathetic norm of working for someone else, leaving a massive void of labor. Currently today, the labor market is in literal limbo. Fear of not being able to fill positions have pushed employers to hold onto what they’ve got. Likewise, many employees fear losing one job only to land worse or not being able to find work altogether. Speaking of which, employee fear is an ingrained learned response to thousands of years of repression by the privileged families who reigned and ruled over them. WE MUST BREAK THESE CHAINS (all caps in honor of Trump.)
LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY, first most businesspeople are conservatives, many are also Christians. I said this earlier, I do not recall in my lifetime an employer ever-not complaining about the cost of labor even if they make tons of profit. This also explains many of their interest and excitement over AI. These same people have always again, since I have been alive have wanted to squash every social safety net. For the average worker-this is most Americans, this would lead to a lifetime of labor. No retirement, even fewer vacations, no chance for your children to go to college and you are literally fucked if you or your family gets sick, injured or arrested!
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Below are the text messages between Chris White and myself. As you read them you can get a feel of the dismissive attitude and sheer care of handling in my case. Note-There were no text communication between Mark Arthurs office and me.
The below text on left was just an initial short meeting, it was at that meeting I assumed Mr. White was unaware of the connection between police interaction with mental health cases as seen in my complaint to the VA bar. I am certain now most lawyers have always been aware of this problem. The second text message on the right he left a voicemail asking me to call him. From my experience in the work comp case I tried to start getting him to go on record.
The text on the below left is his text about my April 02 pre-trial, in it you can see he does not respond to a simple but concerning question. The text on the right show he was completely ignorant of my pre-trial hearing time at 9am. This completely corroborates my story of events, including the court clerk asking me where he was! Most important you should be able to figure out by his text at 10:58am he was going to be well past two hours late. Again, once he arrived at about a quarter after 11 he spoke approximately 5 minutes and the hearing was immediately concluded; violating all of my due process rights!
An hour after the pre-trial hearing Chris White called me (I accidently answered) and told me about a tentative plea offer. Up until this point I was wanting a jury trial and Mr. White was well aware of this. However, It should be obvious in the left text I became nervous about his lack of communication and botched April 02nd attendance I asked about the plea offer. Question, does it appear like they were trying to let me “sweat it out?” The right text is there to show the time stamp, and you can see there are no missing texts up until this point. You can compare these communications with the emails submitted to the Virginia Bar on the main website page. All these texts were included with my complaint to the VA Bar. On May 24th, I fired Mr. White.
Below, at some point I was irritated about the whole thing with Mr. White’s representation and In went on his Reddit page and left a professional but scathing review of his representation. Unfortunately, I did not get that review but this was our brief conversation. Question, do you think he violated attorney client privilege in an attempt to defame me by revealing what my charges were or do you think, or do you think he is correct?
