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Wed May 6, 2015, 06:02 PM May 2015

D'Souza shows his arrogance once again...

What an ass.

Dinesh D’Souza’s request for a “summer break” from community service gets slapped down by federal judge

Federal Judge Richard Berman shot down conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza’s request that he be allowed a “summer break” from his community service because the Catholic high school at which he had been serving is on its summer recess, the New York Post’s Josh Saul reports.

D’Souza pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws by using other people’s identities to donate $20,000 to Republican Wendy Long’s failed New York senatorial bid. He was sentenced to eight months in a halfway house and community service, which he had been serving at the Mater Dei School in San Diego.

But when the school let out for the summer, instead of finding an alternative means of performing community service, D’Souza had his parole officer petition the court for a “summer break.” Berman wouldn’t hear of it, writing that “with respect to [the] request that Mr. D’Souza’s community service hours be ‘waived’ from June 1, 2015 until July 13, 2015, the request is respectfully denied.”

“The short explanation is,” Berman continued, “as all criminal defendants are aware, that we don’t provide ‘summer breaks’ in these circumstances.” He noted that there are other “appropriate venue[s] for community service in San Diego” and strongly encouraged D’Souza to locate one of them and fulfill the terms of his parole immediately.

http://www.salon.com/2015/05/06/dinesh_dsouzas_request_for_a_summer_break_from_community_service_gets_slapped_down_by_federal_judge/

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D'Souza shows his arrogance once again... (Original Post) Archae May 2015 OP
No beach vacation for you, Dinesh! KamaAina May 2015 #1
One of the most vile human beings breathing today NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #2
I wanted to say maybe he could serve in a soup kitchen, a homeless shelter, or something... ck4829 May 2015 #3
But your Honor the summer season in the Hamptons and Nappa Valley!!! underpants May 2015 #4

ck4829

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3. I wanted to say maybe he could serve in a soup kitchen, a homeless shelter, or something...
Wed May 6, 2015, 06:16 PM
May 2015

And maybe he'd gain an ounce of empathy for those who have less than him.

But I'm sure the people in those places don't want to be subjected to even more trauma.

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