re: Does anybody know someone who was wronged by the justice system? #metoo mvmnt

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I paid more than double what I should have (based on income) through Georgia's child support court for 18 years. Four different attorneys, never went before a judge, and never got a single review. You're supposed to be eligible for a review every 2 years.

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Holy crap that sucks arse.
Family Court wrongs may not be jail time or career-ending but they SUCK BAD.

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Unfortunately, this just gives me more reason to hate our society and these extremely liberal movements.

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You’ve got your narratives all mixed up.

A lot can be blamed on liberals, but blaming your friend’s situation on them makes no sense. If anything, liberal policies and agendas would look kindly on him.

taint



im still laughing

It’s interesting to read this thread, and then go back and read the Orgeron State pitcher thread

VASTLY DIFFERENT vibe

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I was given a speeding ticket for going 67mph in a 55mph zone in St. Gabriel on my way to class one morning 15 years ago.

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I was ticketed for a rolling stop in the Mockingbird Ln./Harry Hines Blvd interchange one afternoon. Sat in a line of traffic there, just like every day, and saw DPD stopping other cars that actually didn't stop, so I made sure I stopped.

What I'm calling an interchange, is actually an exit lane that runs into a named street. No one going through it comes to a complete stop because there is hardly ever any traffic in the street. Hardly anyone stops in the process of getting from the exit lane to the street because they know there's no traffic. The city busses just treat it like a wide turn.

The cops just set up there that day and gave at least every other car a ticket. One cop was supposedly signalling other cops down the road when someone didn't stop. Three cops were standing in a business complex's four lane drive. One motioned for you to turn in, and the other two wrote tickets that only needed the driver's info. Most knew they were guilty. When I argued with the cop writing my ticket, he just said, "Tell the judge."

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I don’t believe the OP’s friend either, fwiw.

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Im talking about the attorney who deals with child rape cases specifically telling the thread how hard it is to beat these charges regardless of guilt, and everyone kinda agreeing with him on why taking a plea makes sense

I was. Pissed me off so bad I went to law school and now I am a criminal defense attorney. Talk about ultimate retribution. Powerful stuff to a jury during closing arguments. Borderline jury nullification.

A good ethical DA with a sense of perspective is the greatest public servant on earth and a bulwark of freedom. There aren’t that many. You have a lot that are out and out career climbers who would cut your throat for a conviction, and you have some that are crusaders, and a lot that are afraid to piss off the cops.

My cousin(distant) has been in prison for almost 20 years now over a drug deal he set. He never touched the drugs, just got one guy in tough with another. Forget ow he got busted, but they offered him immunity if he rolled on the other 2. He refused. I think the amount they were moving is what caused the sentence to be so lengthy. I

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That's how DA's get those conviction rates so high. Plea to a lesser sentence and they get to nail another pelt to the wall

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Fact. DA’s hate going to trial. It’s time consuming, costly, and there is always the risk of losing the case. They will offer sweet deals all the way up to the date of the trial if there are any weaknesses in the case.

Also I’ve seen over the years courts hate putting people in prison. Inmates cost money. A person on probation pays the ankle monitor company, probation officers, fines, restitution, etc.