You can never say that New Mexico Judge Christina Argyres didn’t play fair or give minorities a chance.
In what can only be described as a moment right out of the ‘Scared Straight’ playbook, Judge Argyres spared 18-year-old Isaiah Gay some serious jail time, because she didn’t want to be responsible for him being a victim of sexual predators in jail.
Judge Argyres kept it as real as possible with Gay in explaining her motives.
When Isaiah Gay, 20, was being sentenced Tuesday for his burglary charges by Bernalillo County District Court Judge Christina Argyres, she asked him what he thought could happen to him in jail.
Gay assumed the worst would be beatings, but the judge had a different outlook, according to court transcripts.
“You would probably be raped everyday, number one,” she said. “You would be beat up every other day.”
Shaken by the judge’s harsh forecast, and facing a 15-year sentence for his string of burglaries, the first-time offender promised he’d never commit another crime, blaming his previous antics on “being young and dumb.”
Argyres said she didn’t want Gay to suffer through that experience, and sentenced him to five years of probation instead. He will also be required to pay back for all the items he had stolen.
“Again, he’s going to be somebody’s — I hate to use the word ‘b—h,’ but that’s exactly what he’s going to be, and I don’t want to destroy Mr. Gay’s life.”
If Gay messes up while on probation — which is possible — he’s going to prison.