I just got arrested for Failure to stop and render aid.\nThe case was filed as follows. I come out from a restraunt, and find my wife and some punk rocker in a screaming match. I walk up, ask whats going on, a get attacked by 10 punkers.\nI defend myself, One of them runs towards my car as Im driving off.. he runs into the middle of hte street, and trys to bust the window of my car as it was moving with a hammer fist. He fell over as he hit my driver side mirror..\nHe hit the side of the car.. not the front.. He attacked me. I tried to move out of the way. He didnt win. \nhe got up... all his friends chased me.. and now im looking at A Felony. You cant render aid to some one who attacked you, and chased you, why is this even a case? I hate texas, Its a penal colony.. Thats the jist of it.. few more details. but nothing important missing.. I dont see this as a real case. the only thing is. I teach Kung-FU and 3 guys have $12000 in bills. Is it just because of the amount of med bills?
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I do feel you man!... I have had a similar experience happen to me... and when it came right down to it, the other guy had physical viewable marks on him and I did not...( not that I didn't either, but they were not as visible ), so because the other guy was more visibly hurt, they figured to go after me as the aggressor..., it seams that even though it might not be right, going to court showed the TRUE  intentions of the other person and who really was the aggressor... I got a good lawyer and the best advice I could give you is keep your cool in court and if it goes anything like what happen to me the other people in cross examination will loose their temper and show they do not have self control and are likely of having started the aggression upon you... Hopefully the truth comes out in court for you!
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Ok I have changed my mind I love C.A.I.R. Today they put out a 5000$reward relating for the conviction of the person who burned my sisters mini-van.  The police refused to do anything about it.  And they are pushing for us when no one else noticed.  Check it out on the web site.
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Let me see if I can make this plain and simple enough for you to wrap your head around it.\n\nSay a group of eight policemen came to your house, pulled your grandfather from his bed, dragged him outside and shot him to death.  Your grandfather, a good man who never did so much as spit on the sidewalk has been brutally murdered.\n\nAn investigation reveals the eight policemen murdered your grandfather and tried to cover it up. The proof is more than sufficient to arrest them and charge them, and they were booked and jailed.\n\nNow, do you want them to be immediately released back into the community, or held?\n\nDid that help?
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Hello little brother stpolycarp77.. :)\n\nMy daughter Kira was in an auto accident on 9/9/04..her ex-husband died in the accident..so she was being charged with vehicular manslaughter..which could be a sentance of 7-15 years in prison..\n\nKira suffered a lacerated liver, which was healed in three days..8 broken ribs..a punctured lung..and a brain injury..\n\nShe had an evalution to see if she was competant to stand trial..the physcian told Kira's attorney that at this time she was not found competant to stand trial, but she may be having seizures that would impair her memory..that was two weeks ago..\n\nPraise the Lord..Glory be to God in the Highest..Alleluia..\n\nKira's lawyer called me today..she spoke with the Judge yesterday..and the Judge said that he agreed that Kira was incompetant to stand trial..but he did not agree that Kira was having seizures that was impairing her judgement..\n\nIn other words..he said Kira has suffered enough..and that the Judge was going to contact the prosecuting attorney to let him know that all charges should be dropped..My heart is so full of rejoicing right now..I can hardly contain it..\n\nWe serve a Loving and Faithful God..Kira accepted Jesus into her heart, in November 2004, she is a born again child of the Most High God..\n\nGreat question little brother.. :)\n\nI thank the Lord for your healing little sister..He is Faithful.. :)
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yea go to court...... u get money and can stop it from happening again... be a hero not a zero :)\n\ntell them u bout to go to court... give them a little more time to reply and if they don't then just send them the court date and say i'll see u in court... make sure you have all ur evidence and papers against them\n\nGood Luck
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Your husband has a good chance of going for a night or two and maybe having a hefty fine too.  It doesn't matter that your husband was hit with a rock first, it is still assault because self defense can not be claimed if you retaliate with more force than is necessary to defend yourself.  Your neighbor will face legal action too though.  If you and your neighbor mutually agree to drop charges then you will both walk away with no action, but chances are that he won't drop charges if you and your husband are wishing to press charges against him... it is a sad fact of how our legal system works.  I can honestly say I would have done the same thing in your husband's shoes, but I'm sorry to bring you this unfortunate reality.
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I think you screwed yourself.\n\nYou can file a post-conviction appeal if you have the grounds for one (such as incorrect application of the law during sentencing) but I wouldn't hold out much hope for your winning it.
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As a person who is no stranger to our "justice system". I had about 5 cases at one time when they got in front of a judge he dismissed them because the police dont do (or lack of )investigation . They are real quick to throw you in jail and slap a case on you. Most of the police are under trained (except in the firearm training)shoot first, ask questions later.
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IF I get beat while in Police custody and DID nothing to deserve it, I don't care what my lawyer said, I would sue.  The problem is that we are a sue happy country and people sue when they are only angry for getting what they deserved!  BUT IF your case is legitimate, then you should sue (and I was a cop).  The only way to stop bad cops is to file a civil rights violation with the FBI and a civil suit.  When Departments start loosing a lot of money for what a few bad cops do, they will change their ways and get rid of the bad apples.  Their is NO EXCUSE for beating a person in handcuffs and behind bars - their are other ways to control an individual without getting your testosterine off.
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If you pointed it at some one, they should have taken you to JAIL!!!\n\nYou have a weapon!  If that person were to have had a heart attack at that moment, and died, you would be up for MURDER!!! \n\nYou kids dont think about that, when you do your actions, and what ramifications and permutations are all encompased with your actions...\n\nIf they slap you with the highest fines possible, with out jail time, then you got off lucky!!\n\nNext time, since you have a record now, you may see the inside of the cross bar hotel and bubba will be your boyfriend!!\n\nLearn a valuable lesson this time, as the next time, you wont be so lucky!\n\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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As someone that works in the law enforcement field I apologize for that judge's mistreatment of you. So many people in my field become desensitized to the pain that crime causes the victims, and it's a shame. I've seen it myself first hand and it's sick. Don't let that stupid judge's reaction hinder your healing. Be strong... in the end it's your strength and courage that will help you heal. In the end no punishment given to a dirt bag will heal you. Get help, seek God, and stay strong. Email me if you need a friendly ear. nworkman82@hotmail.com
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Unfortunately, your incident isn't all that uncommon. Both my father and my brother have been beaten up by police when they committed no crime. My brother caught one of the incidents (my dad being assaulted) on video camera, and he got a few still photos of the other one. But have we gotten justice yet? No. And in this unjust world we might never get justice.\nBut I rest assured that God's will shall be done in the end. I am confident that I will enjoy a heavenly country not worthy to be compared with this land of sin. Praise God I have something better to look forward to!\n\nIn Christ,\nZach Doty\nhttp://www.FightingForLiberty.org/
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Your local police department love helping out in cases like this. They can scare him in to stopping. they will do a fake arrest and show him how he will be treated as a law breaker. give them a try.
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It is possible they could take you to court, but if they are squabbling over a few thousand dollars likely they are just bluffing.  It is expensive for them to pursue legal action.  These punk creditors always threaten legal action.  Yes they can, but it doesnt always make financial sense for them.  You cant squeese blood from a stone, or something like that.  They are just trying to shake you down for money.
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Honestly, where do you some of you people get the ideas you get?\n\nTo the asker:  assuming everything you said here is 100% factual, and assuming you didn't leave anything out, and assuming you have *all* the facts in the first place, then no, it doesn't sound like there was any probable cause to pull you over.  \n\nHowever, here's what I suspect, because I have done this very thing:\n\nI'm the cop you and your friend drove past when he/she yelled whatever they yelled.  Evidently, your friend wanted to come to the attention of the police, so I'm generally happy to oblige.  You don't say (and probably don't know) if it was the same cop who pulled you over, but it doesn't matter...we've got radios, ya' know?  \n\nSo anyway, back to your friend who wants to be a policeman's project:\n\nWhether I take off after you or I radio to one of my partners, one of us catches up to you.  You don't signal where you should, you have a taillight out, your registration is expired, etc., etc., and that provides me probable cause to stop you.  It's quite possible, especially if you developed an attitude problem, that I will tell you the only reason you're being stopped is because of your friend, the loudmouth.\n\nThe liberal among us will not like this, I know.  However, probable cause in this state is probable cause, and the motivation behind my use of probable cause is irrelevant to your guilt or innocence.  \n\nSo if you're right, the cop was wrong and you certainly do want to talk to an attorney.\n\nIf I'm right, you got pulled over because your idiot friend brought your car to the attention of the police, and it sounds like you paid a price for that.  Choose your friends better next time you're drinking and driving.\n\nAnd no, yelling out of your car is not disorderly conduct in California.  It's a rude and stupid exercise of your right to free speech.\n\nShouting something at the police is not an indication that you're not a reasonable person, and being an unreasonable person does not provide the police with reasonable cause to pull you over.  Holy cow, if this were true I could pull people over a hundred times a day.  \n\nBeing disrespectful to the police does not qualify as disorderly conduct.  It qualifies as stupid, but stupid does not equate to probable cause to effect a detention or make an arrest.  Don't I wish.\n\nYeah, we're always making things up just to pull you over.  I routinely risk being convicted of perjury and jailed for civil rights violations just to see if you've got big hooters, are drunk, or have a little weed in your car.  Please.\n\nYou're welcome to have just about any bumper sticker you want on your car and not have to worry about getting a ticket.  First of all, like I said, we do live in the land of free speech so you can have anything you want on your bumper.  If it says "I'm plotting to kill the President," you might end up with a visit from the Secret Service, but you can't get a ticket for displaying even an obscene bumper sticker.  \n\nHanging out the window is a good indication that you're not wearing your seat belt, but I'm not sure I'm familiar with a crime called "reckless endangerment."  \n\nI'm glad showing poor judgement doesn't really qualify as cause for the police to investigate.  If it did, I would literally spend my entire day talking to people with extraordinarily poor judgement who weren't committing a crime.  I do enough of that now.\n\nAnyway, I hope the cops had a really wonderful reason for pulling you over, once your friend decided you needed to stopped.  I hope their reason is enough to get you into court and convicted, if you really were driving in violation of the drunk driving laws in this state.  Your decision to do so put a huge number of people at risk...all of whom, except yourself, would have been innocent victims of your profoundly poor
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I had this private years ago who disobeyed a lawful order. I told him 3 times to do someting while we were in a truck. After the 3rd time I told him, he sucker punched me and was flailing me pretty good. I reached up, took the good old angle flashlight off of my LBE(it had one extra ring on it from an old flashlight) and hauled off and smacked that dude into next week with it. He got court marshaled,I got transfered out of that crappy unit that babied him to the point he thought he could get away with such things.He had a blsck eye for 2 months and a bad conduct discharge. THATS the best use of an angleheadflashlight I had.
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I defended myself on a misdomener case. Sort of a public indecency thing. I pled no contest and I got 6 months unsupervised probation and 100 hours of community service. I Also had to pay court costs of about 75 dollars.\nI wanted to hire a lawyer but he was joing to chrge me 1500 dollars. I think i did pretty good.