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I wish I could upvote this comment more. Yes, this is all fixable... if you are not poor and not rather unlucky. But it will take time and money. Even if you
by ansible 4y ago
I wish I could upvote this comment more.
Yes, this is all fixable... if you are not poor and not rather unlucky. But it will take time and money. Even if you don't lose your job, I'd estimate that it would cost you $20K on the low end for legal fees.
Also, if you've done anything else even slightly illegal, and the LEA finds evidence of that when searching your stuff, even though you've been careful and haven't had cause to attract their attention previously... well... that's another whole bunch of trouble.
- teakettle42 4y agoThe justice system in the US is so infuriatingly bad, I don’t even know where to start when it comes to fixing it. The class issues are enormous; if you’re wealthy enough to be able to defend yourself, you’ll still only be treated with something only loosely approximating fairness at absolutely best. However, if you can’t afford tens of thousands for an attorney, experts, etc, you’re pretty much fucked. We need to seriously rethink how we treat the accused in this country, from automatic sanctions that are applied to any accused, to how much leeway the police and justice system have to destroy people’s lives before there’s even been any evidence presented of an actual crime.
- macintux 4y agoNot to mention the loss of voting rights once you’ve been convicted of a felony. Completely broken.
- rurp 4y agoTo add to this, it is insane that someone can be locked in jail for years without being convicted for a crime. In some cases innocent people have spent over a decade in prison before being exonerated!