Yeah, Right, Whatever

Yesterday, I mentioned Maribel Cueves in my news round-up. She's the girl who threw a rock at a boy and was being charged with a felony. Well... she has managed to avoid jail time.

Maribel Cuevas was prepared to face a felony trial when lawyers reached a deal behind closed doors that allowed her to avoid pleading guilty.

Cuevas spent five days in juvenile hall and a month under house arrest after throwing a two-pound rock at 8-year-old Elijah Vang, cutting his forehead after he pelted her with a water-filled balloon....

As part of the agreement, the two children, with their parents present, will talk about what happened. Maribel will be on informal probation for six months and the charges will be dismissed if she stays in school and keeps out of trouble.

The girl's lawyer said his main goal was to prevent her from pleading guilty to a crime.

"They did not require any admission of wrongdoing, and once that obstacle was removed, the case was settled appropriately," defense lawyer Richard Beshwate Jr. said.

So... after all of that drama... all they have to do is sit down and talk about what happened? Nice use of taxpayers' dollars, folks. That's all that should have happened in the first place!