On Valentine’s Day 2-14-2018, there was a mass shooting event at Parkland HS in Florida. This same day my 12-year old son was picked up because of something he said when getting off the bus. He was taken to Paducah for 2 nights in detention. He was taken away in hand cuffs and brought back in hand and ankle cuffs.
When we went before the judge he pronounced all the requirements – cannot return to school before a mental test. We saw a psychologist right away and got a letter that said he was of no harm to himself or anyone and could go back to school. Well, that did not satisfy the court. He could not go back to school and would be required to wear an ankle monitor.
Each time we were scheduled to appear we would plead NOT guilty. He would have to continue with the ankle monitor. The social worker with the monitor was from Owensboro. She said if the monitor was damaged we would be responsible. She came to the house or called every day.
The assigned attorney was no help. My son and I, too, was getting tired of the monitor and thought it could cause damage some way, so at the last court date we finally agree to plea. We went with the attorney to a room and this person told him what to write for the lower sentence. It was also agreed that if no incidence until the next set date, the entire affair would be expunged. The social worker came to the house and removed the monitor. It had been worn a month and one day.
Well, when I go back to court, I had already put him back in school for the Fall, and they did not want to honor their agreement. The attorney asks, “Who said he could go back to school?” Well, I had picked up the dismissal paper earlier from the county clerk, and I guess she didn’t know about it. I did all the leg work on this.
I put all the paperwork together with their written agreement to expunge and sent to the judge with a copy to the County Attorney. In about a week I got the expungement.
I did not think about listening device in the small room. They probably knew of the agreement and that the attorney had given him word for word what to write. I assumed there were listening devices in the waiting room but not the small conference room.
On Valentine’s Day 2-14-2018, there was a mass shooting event at Parkland HS in Florida. This same day my 12-year old son was picked up because of something he said when getting off the bus. He was taken to Paducah for 2 nights in detention. He was taken away in hand cuffs and brought back in hand and ankle cuffs.
When we went before the judge he pronounced all the requirements – cannot return to school before a mental test. We saw a psychologist right away and got a letter that said he was of no harm to himself or anyone and could go back to school. Well, that did not satisfy the court. He could not go back to school and would be required to wear an ankle monitor.
Each time we were scheduled to appear we would plead NOT guilty. He would have to continue with the ankle monitor. The social worker with the monitor was from Owensboro. She said if the monitor was damaged we would be responsible. She came to the house or called every day.
The assigned attorney was no help. My son and I, too, was getting tired of the monitor and thought it could cause damage some way, so at the last court date we finally agree to plea. We went with the attorney to a room and this person told him what to write for the lower sentence. It was also agreed that if no incidence until the next set date, the entire affair would be expunged. The social worker came to the house and removed the monitor. It had been worn a month and one day.
Well, when I go back to court, I had already put him back in school for the Fall, and they did not want to honor their agreement. The attorney asks, “Who said he could go back to school?” Well, I had picked up the dismissal paper earlier from the county clerk, and I guess she didn’t know about it. I did all the leg work on this.
I put all the paperwork together with their written agreement to expunge and sent to the judge with a copy to the County Attorney. In about a week I got the expungement.
I did not think about listening device in the small room. They probably knew of the agreement and that the attorney had given him word for word what to write. I assumed there were listening devices in the waiting room but not the small conference room.
The process you described is standard operating procedure for everyone.
They may not use the listening bugs unless there is strong resistance to battle and refuse to sign a plea agreement.
It's Maritime Law. No due process.
This is how fascist authority functions.