Rob Bell
Rob Bell is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He served as Chris's defense attorney being hired after the events of 28 October 2011 to defend them in court. According to a leaked email Chris was introduced to Bell by his church.
Background
An honors graduate of the University of Virginia and the U.Va. Law School, Rob Bell served as a state prosecutor for five years. He prosecuted over 2,400 cases, working with the police and crime victims to bring criminals to justice
Since his election as a Republican to the Virginia General Assembly, Rob has written laws that crack down on drunk driving and keep sex offenders off school property. In 2008, he helped overhaul Virginia’s mental health commitment laws after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, and in 2011 he launched the new law to expand Virginia’s protective orders. Certainly an odd choice to defend Chris and Barbara.
Bell was hired by Chris and Barbara to represent them in the aftermath of the October 28 incident. Chris went into trial with the full expectation that he would be vindicated by a jury of his peers and emerge triumphant over his arch-nemesis Michael Snyder:
| “ | Now mom and I each have our own courthouse dates. I'm sure mom will be only fined, but I have the worse of cases. Mom and I, we are certain I will be found not guilty; it was a case of a Deliberate Deception, with the "New Ownership" sign from Michael, and my falling for his trap. I later printed out the facts of Mike from the Cwcki that night, and I found the "CWC Michael Snyder Interview" video on YouTube, where the clown-faced troll called Mike; Michael Snyder CONFESSES to Wanting to lure me in and land me in jail with a "Pokemon Tournament on the 22nd". | ” |
The Trial
Against Chris's worse judgment Bell encouraged Chris to enter a guilty plea and accept a plea bargain and in July 2012 Chris and Barb were each handed a fine and a suspended sentence of thirty days in jail. As part of the deal they agreed both were responsible for Snyder's medical bills he incurred because of the incident. According to eyewitness accounts Bell allegedly referred to Chris as an "adult autistic child" in the course of the proceedings and while Chris took umbrage at this remark, it was probably the sole factor that granted him leniency in sentencing.
Despite getting Chris practically off the hook scot-free in a professional and effective manner Chris still harbors a grudge against Bell for failing to stand up to Snyder in court. Apparently failing to realize that even the best lawyer in the world couldn't convince a jury of your innocence if your guilt is plain enough for everyone to see. In a rambling series of Facebook posts posted September 2, 2013, Chris blamed Rob Bell (as well as Michael Snyder, Megan Schroeder, and Mary Lee Walsh) for his latest ban from Wal-Mart, calling him a "major wuss" for failing to work the black magic that would convince a jury that Chris was fully in the clear for nearly running over a manager who rightfully banned an obnoxious manchild from his business.
| “ | Rob Bell has been a Major Wuss during the time he had Represented me and my mother in Court, and we had paid the thousands of dollars for his fees, which we would not have had to if it had not been for that God Damned Manajerk!!! | ” |
| Chris, Facebook, September 2, 2013 | ||