From the Huffington Post –

Martin Joel Erzinger, who manages more than $1 billion in assets for Morgan Stanley in Denver, is being accused only of a misdemeanor for allegedly driving his Mercedes into a cyclist and then fleeing the scene, Colorado’s Vail Daily reports. The victim, Dr. Steven Milo, whom Erzinger allegedly hit in July, suffered spinal cord injuries, bleeding from his brain and, according to his lawyer Harold Haddon, “lifetime pain.”

Wow, fleeing the scene, didn’t call for an ambulance, hurt the guy bad, boy! I bet he gets in trouble for that!

Oh, wait a minute. It’s a banker!!!

This is America. Bankers are special. I mean “really” special.

This quote is from the District Attorney Mark Hurlbert –

“Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger’s profession, and that entered into it,” Hurlbert said. “When you’re talking about restitution, you don’t want to take away his ability to pay.”

“We have talked with Mr. Haddon and we had their objections, but ultimately it’s our call,” Hurlbert said.

Don’t you love that last sentence! The DA’s office is worried about this turkey’s ability to pay but when they asked the victim he wasn’t worried about getting money, he wanted justice. God, is he stupid or what?

This is a banker.

Let’s hear the victim –

“Mr. Erzinger struck me, fled and left me for dead on the highway,” Milo wrote. “Neither his financial prominence nor my financial situation should be factors in your prosecution of this case.”

I’ve been accused of being shrill. Well, I guess it shouldn’t bother me that if I hit a cyclist, severely injure him, then run from the scene, that I’m probably going to do about three years in the state penitentiary. It’s no big deal that a financier gets treated a little different than me. I mean how utterly, incredibly, stupid, moronic, can I be to think there is just one law? No, there’s two. One for people that matter and then there’s me (most of you too).

You have to feel sympathy for Mr. Erzinger. He’s got blood all over his car and he’s gonna’ have to replace a fender and maybe even the grill. He’s going to have to drive to the DA’s office and talk to people he’s not used to associating with. There may be criminals there. Doesn’t your heart go out to him?

This guy is suffering. Think what would have happened if he killed the cyclist. The damage to his car would have been more extensive. Of course, with the principal witness dead, he would have had to bear the guilt and shame all by himself.

I think we should all say a prayer for Mr. Erzinger in his time of need.

Right now in this very country, there are people with the thinnest justification saying cruel things about him.

Like me.

James Pilant