Brickbat: Don't Do the Crime

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Prosecutors in Madison County, Alabama, have dismissed burglary charges against Stephen McDowell with prejudice, meaning he can't be charged again for those crimes. Cops have even arrested another man for the burglaries he was originally charged with. But it will cost him $600 to get the charges officially expunged from his record. That's in addition to the thousands of dollars it cost him to pay off the bond that got him out of jail.

Comments

[Adans smith]

'Hey,ya all look alike,Besides,you had to do something sometime .'

[Adans smith]

Jeff Sessions approves this message.

[Telcontar the Wanderer]

This justice system brought to you by Ubisoft.

[Adans smith]

You spelled bend over and take it wrong.

[Telcontar the Wanderer]

Actually I didn't.

[Cyto]

I love the quotes from the prosecutors....

After prosecutors dropped this case on July 13, they promised to help with the expungement process in any way he could.

"We have a say in it," Broussard said of his office's role in the expungement process. "So, if our say in it is, 'Yes Judge, we're with him. Expungement is due to be issued on this case,' then that's what we'll do."

..... but not until you pay us another $600. Then we'll retract our libelous statements about you. Until then, you are a robber who just didn't get convicted.

How about "your say" being "we'll waive all court costs and filing fees, since we are the ones who screwed up"? Is that a bridge too far?

[Fist of Etiquette]

Note that Broussard didn't commit that their say in it would be yes. Just that if they're say was yes, it would help. Slippery fucks.

[Leo Kovalensky]

Then we'll retract our libelous statements about you

I think he actually has a libel and slander case against the government in this case. There must be public records both written and oral about this guy that the state has already determined are false.

Sue the government for damages.

[Michael Ejercito]

Sovereign immunity.

[Fist of Etiquette]

In their investigative report, Huntsville Police investigators noted they didn't think McDowell's mother, Tam Jackson, looked at the photos long enough to determine if it was, in fact, her son.

Because who doesn't rely on the mother of the suspect for identification?

[Fist of Etiquette]

Prosecutors dropped the charges against McDowell back in July, as our Taking Action Investigation revealed clear differences between McDowell and the man shown on surveillance footage.

Because who doesn't wait until the threat of media exposure before doing their job?

[Verbum Vincet]

Police stating is racketeering and BIG business. In all honesty, he ought to consider himself lucky that the charges were thrown out! Many innocent people aren't so lucky. That is what we've come to in the Land of the Free. I say charge the whole government under RICO.

[gaoxiaen]

That's why innocent people agree to a plea bargain.

[Lily Bulero]

"Pay us money and we won't tell people that you're a possible felon."

Private people can go to prison for uttering such threats.

[Longtobefree]

"Objection, your honor. Irrelevant, immaterial."

There is a reason why we have government agents to keep the common people in check. The same rules simply cannot apply.

[Lily Bulero]

Also, it seems that when you go into government you get to forget your mama's instruction to clean up your *own* messes.

Government officials created this mess, they should clean it up themselves, without waiting for the victim to pay them fees.

[Michael Ejercito]

If he was not convicted, what is there to expunge?

[Lily Bulero]

The charge is still a public record.

"Arrested for burglary, but charge dismissed - this guy seems to risky, he probably did it but the prosecutors just couldn't prove it - we'll hire someone who *wasn't* arrested."

And suppose a company hires someone with a burglary arrest and that person does something bad on company time - hello, negligent-hiring lawsuit!

[Michael Ejercito]

The company is still liable for employees that do something bad on company time- even if said employee had an abolsutely clean record.

this liability arises from respondeat superior, not allegations that hiring someone who was arrested (but not convicted) constitutes negligent hiring.

[Vernon Depner]

We need a "loser pays" criminal justice system. If someone is found not guilty or charges are dismissed, the person charged should be made completely whole by the state, including reimbursement of attorney fees.

[Citizen X - #6]

As long as by "the state" you mean "the prosecutor, personally" and not "taxpayers."

[Citizen X - #6]

Look like a thug like a thug, get extorted by the state like a thug.

[kelliadkins444]

Stay at home mom Kelly Richards from New York after resigning from her full time job managed to average from $6000-$8000 a month from freelancing at home... This is how she done it
.......
???USA~JOB-START

[Libertarian]

If I click on your link, will you spill my personal information like you did Kelly's by telling the world my name, salary, and where I live?

[ALWAYS RIGHT]

In IL, expungement consists of filling out a simple form. A clerk will help you. There is no charge.

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