When the Bully Has the Teacher on His Side

TimK — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800

I’m 48 and law enforcement subhumans have fucked with me all my life, and I don’t have a record I try to live a lawful life as best I can. I call them subhumans because to be a law enforcer you had to have been a bully as a child, why they know better to fuck with people that will harm them. When a law enforcer approaches you in there corrupt minds you are guilty of something, so even if your dead right and know it, you have to prove yourself innocent. So to save yourself money and time, just play along with yes em officer I be going home right now and will do what you say, then when they turn there back just say fuck em…

The law is on there side all of the time and on your side sometimes, remember you are guilty in the eyes of the law until you prove yourself innocent Not innocent till proven guilty as it is written.

“Subhumans…” Hmm… I might not have put it so colorfully—or maybe I would have. And I (hopefully) wouldn’t have made so many spelling errors. Regardless, there’s unfortunately a lot of truth in this tirade.

One of the blogs in my blogroll is the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, written by Samuel Goldberg, a criminal defense lawyer and former prosecutor. He’s always warning his readers:

If the cops are questioning you about your actions, that means they already suspect you and are trying to prove you guilty.
If they have enough evidence to arrest you, they will do so, regardless of what you say. If they don’t have enough evidence, you blabbing your mouth off can only hurt you. This is true even if you’re completely innocent of any wrongdoing.
Even if you’re completely innocent, contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer.
Never argue with the police. Never fight with them. Never resist arrest. Always do exactly what they tell you, even if they have no right to tell you that, even if they’re completely in the wrong.
The law may say you’re innocent until proven guilty, but in practice, it often works the other way around: you’re assumed guilty until proven innocent.

If you want a glimpse into the criminal justice system from a defendant’s perspective, especially the perspective of the innocent defendant, I highly recommend the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog and other websites from criminal lawyers.

For example, the site Falsely-Accused.com, by the Clancy Litigation Group, who specialize in sexual abuse crime defense law in California. The videos at the site explain why sex crimes can be falsely reported, why it’s so difficult to defend even against bogus sexual assault charges, and how politicians have created this problem by passing laws that ignore solid science and the principles of justice on which this country was founded. This site was instrumental in helping me write episode 4 and episode 5 (coming soon) of Abe’s Turn.

-TimK

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