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re: Alabama senior citizen jailed for not mowing her lawn: Like I was some gangster
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:40 am to ManBearTiger
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:40 am to ManBearTiger
like what?
they are given information that she was summoned to court and missed court. then a warrant was issued under those facts and sent over.
that's all they have likely have
how do you make that judgment call? remember, you have to do this same process with all people who have bench warrants
they are given information that she was summoned to court and missed court. then a warrant was issued under those facts and sent over.
that's all they have likely have
how do you make that judgment call? remember, you have to do this same process with all people who have bench warrants
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Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:43 am to SlowFlowPro
They could have surmised that she was not a threat to flee, gone to the courthouse with or without her, spoken to a prosecutor, and had the issue cleared up before lunch.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:45 am to ManBearTiger
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They could have surmised that she was not a threat to flee, gone to the courthouse with or without her, spoken to a prosecutor, and had the issue cleared up before lunch.
that's just not workable. they probably rounded up a few people that day and there is no guarantee the prosecutor would be in (esp in a rural area). if the prosecutor was in, he/she was likely working the court that day. it takes time to work these things out
i'm not saying this is great or anything. just explaining how it works. the reality is difficult, esp if you're dealing with more than 1 person
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:48 am to SlowFlowPro
It's not rural, it's just shitty. It's next to Mobile.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:49 am to SlowFlowPro
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that's just not workable. they probably rounded up a few people that day and there is no guarantee the prosecutor would be in (esp in a rural area). if the prosecutor was in, he/she was likely working the court that day. it takes time to work these things out
i'm not saying this is great or anything. just explaining how it works. the reality is difficult, esp if you're dealing with more than 1 person
Meh, it's completely workable. Let's not act like bureacratic protocol is a physical brick wall.
Although I do realize considering your line of work you might have a vested interest in maintaining otherwise
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 8:54 am
Posted on 3/15/16 at 8:50 am to SlowFlowPro
Pritchard isn't exactly rural. It's a big ghetto area north of Mobile. They have project areas that are humongous.
Your point still stands, though.
Your point still stands, though.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:03 am to nes2010
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Prichard is a shithole.
A shithole with nicely mowed lawns.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:16 am to trom83
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She claimed she had already produced the appropriate documentation to prove that the home no longer belonged to her. “I supplied that information,” she said. “No one said this is not enough… it’s the wrong thing you have… nobody said nothing.”
I doubt that she had any contact with the court after she received the citation. She likely ignored it because she thought she had straightened it out in the past, and that was a mistake. She should've gone to her court date.
Here's the Prichard Municipal Court FAQ section. She may have also received a failure to appear notice and missed a second court date before the warrant was issued.
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 9:22 am
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:43 am to TigerattheU
What seems likely to me is that the citation and failure to appear were both sent to the house she no longer owns.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:50 am to biglego
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People need to cut their grass. But she wasn't jailed for the grass. She was jailed for ignoring the citation i.e. skipping court.
You shouldn't receive a citation for not cutting your grass on your own property. What gives the government or anyone the right to tell me what I can do with my own property?
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:51 am to ManBearTiger
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They could have surmised that she was not a threat to flee, gone to the courthouse with or without her, spoken to a prosecutor, and had the issue cleared up before lunch.
I understand that in the end, this was apparently a misunderstanding, but at the time, they were given orders to do something that appeared to be well within the confines of the law. Because someone is of a certain age, they shouldn't have to operate within the confines of the law? It seems ridiculous since it's about mowing the lawn, but what if it was about property taxes or something "legitimate". Again, I realize this all turned out to be a mistake, but what if this was a lady who actually was neglecting to pay her taxes, should she not be arrested just because of her age?
In the end, the blame falls on those who made the paperwork mistakes (be it her or the local government). But I don't think you can say the people who made the arrest could have done anything differently.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:54 am to trom83
House looks ghetto. Fits in well in the state of Alabama.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:24 am to ManBearTiger
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What seems likely to me is that the citation and failure to appear were both sent to the house she no longer owns.
The court needs evidence of proper service before it issues the warrant. Like certified mail receipts that she signed.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:27 am to nes2010
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Prichard is a shithole.
It turns out fantastic football players though.
Driving down the main road in Prichard is like driving down a flight of stairs
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 10:28 am
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:29 am to trom83
Looks like the house that T-Bag grew up in.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 11:51 am to GetCocky11
bitches gave me a warning a cpl times
mostly a combo of bad weather and too hot to mow and BAM grass too tall and the door got tagged
never got arrested
damn lawn police...
mostly a combo of bad weather and too hot to mow and BAM grass too tall and the door got tagged
never got arrested
damn lawn police...
Posted on 3/15/16 at 11:53 am to trom83
I was amazed when I was down in La last summer and saw someone from the city measuring grass. WTF?
Posted on 3/15/16 at 12:31 pm to TigerattheU
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court needs evidence of proper service before it issues the warrant. Like certified mail receipts that she signed.
This. To clarify, she didn't show up for court, so the prosecutor requests the court to issue a warrant. Then the sheriff goes and executes the warrant. It's silly to blame the deputy. The fault would be on the prosecutor or the judge.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 12:35 pm to trom83
they should have shot that filthy animal, comply or die bitch
Posted on 3/15/16 at 12:40 pm to SlowFlowPro
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like what?
they are given information that she was summoned to court and missed court. then a warrant was issued under those facts and sent over.
Old Lady: But officer, I don't own the property and I provided that information to the court.
Officer: OK ma'am. We'll notify the court with that information, but you might want to follow-up on that to be sure. Have a nice day.
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