No, We Ain't

A few months ago, a local judge started adding conditions when sentencing a defendant that require the defendant, while on probation, to only use one local pharmacy and only go to one doctor (except in emergency or if referred). This was in reaction to the fact that our major drug problem is prescription drugs. Seeing a good idea, I did what any good lawyer does, I plagiarized it was inspired by it. I added my own version of the same requirements to my plea agreements.

I'm sitting in court and have given a copy of the plea offer to the defense attorney. We'd already hashed out all the major conditions, but the defense attorney is sitting 5 feet from me going over the minutiae in the agreement with his client. I'm doing something else, and really had no interest in hearing their conversation, but suddenly I hear the following exchange:

Defendant: "One doctor and one pharmacist?"

Attorney: "Yeah, they're putting that in all their plea agreements 'cuz of the pills."

Defendant (with wonderment in his voice): "They're just not gonna let us get away with anything anymore, are they?"