Honest Sam
Bay Area,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, April 30, 2007
Can't wait to see this on the next episode of COPS!
Antonius
orange,#3Author of original report
Sun, April 29, 2007
CA police basically falsely arrested my spouse
Antonius
orange,#4Author of original report
Sun, April 29, 2007
CA police basically falsely arrested my spouse
Antonius
orange,#5Author of original report
Sun, April 29, 2007
CA police basically falsely arrested my spouse
Mike
Radford,#6Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 27, 2007
Most states have recently passed laws that when the police arrive at a situation of "domestic violence," they have to decide who is the "instigator" i.e. the one who started the violence, and arrest him or her. They usually don't really have any meaningful charge to use. It's kind of bogus, but it is the only quasi-legal way they have to force the partners apart for a time and hopefully prevent further violence after they leave. Almost always the other partner doesn't want their spouse to be arrested. Before the new law, the police wouldn't arrest him or her. But that was often a problem. The police would be back later to the scene of worse violence, possbily even murder. So again even though you say not to arrest her, the police have no choice. Then a magistrate judge reviews the case. Often it is decided that there was just a need to cool off, the bogus charge is dropped, and the person is released with no further legal action. In your wife's case, it seems that the judge decided that your wife may have acted with malice to hurt you, and should remain in jail. The magistrate judge sets the bail amount, not the police. The police don't care if she stays in jail or not. They have nothing to gain from it. When someone is arrested, it is a public record. The lawyer industry pays someone every day to look at the list of people who were arrested, and send that data to subscribing lawyers. The police are not paid for providing this information. So clearly she has several good defenses to use in court. It's natural to get mad at the system when it does you wrong, but know how it works.
Cory
San Antonio,#7Consumer Comment
Fri, April 27, 2007
Talk about "ignorant school". He must have been class president. Your wife "decided" to break out a glass door one evening"? Did she decide this all on her own or did she have some help? You tried to stop her and ended up "falling down a hill at the back of our house and hit my head on several rocks around a large plant". Did you fall down "several" times or did you hit "several" rocks" when you falling down? Other then that, that's a good story, I'd stick with it. Probably in the state of CA, as in many other states, any spouse who exibits signs of abuse, which, according to your "story" you did, the other party, must be arrested and taken to jail. THE POLICE have NO leeway in this matter. You can thank your state legislators and congresspersons for those laws.