In school: We learn lessons, and are given tests.
In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
I worked for two sheriff's dept's in Texas. My opinion is that nothing will be expunged. For example, the fact that an arrest occurred will remain in the computer system and will show up whenever a cop enters the name in his computer. It will show up on background checks. People think that juvenile records are unavailable. Not so. In Texas when a cop arrests someone, if this person has a juvenile record, it appears on the car's computer and all this is sent to the jail electronically. It arrives at the jail immediately. Been there, done that, seen that.
"let's go. He ain't hittin' nothin'.".... "You IDIOT, he's hit everything he's aimed at!"
It is stories like this that make me cringe.
Our system is not perfect. It gets manipulated by folks who are incompetent or have an agenda.
I worry about the impact of "red flag" laws and am certain they will be used to persecute people.
I am blessed to be able to live away from "civilized society". Yet, the only time I have had to draw a weapon was here in the middle of nowhere. The idiot was not a local and was looking for trouble. What can I say...**** happens.
HW, like others have suggested, best thing is to put this behind you. **** happens.
Don Verna
Don, you are exactly right - stuff happens. We will move on and be thankful that nobody has to go to court. My son and DIL went through 3 years of hell but it’s over now.
Unrelated subject but my wife and I just finished fighting the IRS for the past 18 years. They claimed we made income in 2005 that was not correct. We had the paperwork and proved our case in an audit but they still tied our hands for a long time. Filed liens and threatened us, etc. Fortunately, we found a good CPA with tax experience and he kept them at bay until the clock ran out.
My suggestion is contact a competent attorney and sue both the DA and the informant. Since your son did not commit any crime, I would demand a large amount of $$$.....
Even if the warrant was based on crap evidence that the police accepted, and a judge signed, I think it unlikely that you make much progress.
Do have to wonder of they would have dropped it if your son had a public defender, but no way to ever know.
This is what is called "Lawfare". Us little people get ground into the dirt until we can't pay anymore even if innocent. We then take a plea to stop The State and the DA gets to strut his stuff
I Am Descended From Men Who Would Not Be Ruled
Fiat Justitia, Ruat Caelum
Don’t individuals who have been falsely imprisoned for years, get a payout of some sort?
In school: We learn lessons, and are given tests.
In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
I talked to a couple different attorneys and they both said it was a real long shot to collect anything - as in most likely less than 5% chance of winning.
We are happy the whole thing went away so best to chalk it up to experience and get on with life. I did learn the police were mad that my son “lawyered up” immediately, and they assumed he was a big fish - but in fact, he was just being smart at the time.
Over the years, I've seen a couple or so of Police Officers that after working so long with members of the lowest rungs on
the ladder of society can develop sort of a 'us vs. them' outlook.
Anything someone does that they don't like at the time, and makes their job more difficult, is often perceived as a 'them'.
In school: We learn lessons, and are given tests.
In life: We are given tests, and learn lessons.
OK People. Enough of this idle chit-chat.
This ain't your Grandma's sewing circle.
EVERYONE!
Back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
if that type of sloppy police work is common practice for that jurisdiction and there are many other victims y'all need to get together and sue the pants off those in power who are responsible. is sloppy police work and not doing actual investigation but just going off drug addicted informants word common practice is I would think you should be able to have some recourse if you could find the right attorney or organization. but if was just a one time thing for the cops and DA to screw up not sure about what you could do.
if you do decide to go after them get help from out of town. local good ole boy networks are very real.
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