i'll take those odds everytime.. its better one innocent person gets locked up on occasion than have 20 criminals out killing more innocent people. The odd of a totally innocent person ending up in that situation are very small.
as someone who spent 2 months in jail for a crime they did not commit i can honestly say FUK YOU
this all started a few years back on a Wednesday driving home from work i get swarmed by cops, then came the felony stop on the ground surrounded by cops with guns, my car gets tossed and i spend 2 hour in back of cop car before we head to station.
after who knows how many more hours i get interrogated, i ask what i have been arrested for and advised murder, at which point i do what a very good friend of mine, who is a top lawyer in the area had advised, " i do not wish to be questioned without my lawyer present", and ask for a phone call which i didnt get
back to my cage, Saturday my lawyer friend shows up and let me know that he spoke with detective in the case and that i will be arraigned Monday to which i answer i was arraigned yesterday. he says no i spoke with the detective in charge and you be arraigned Monday, to which i laugh and answer nope was arraigned yesterday and the detective was in the court room.
obviously murder comes with no bail hold, and because there is an ongoing investigation for other suspects involved i've been in the "hole" with no contact period not to family or other inmates, guess they dont want me to let my accomplices know
direct evidence: video (grainy at best) where the detective picks me out as one of the suspects, description heavy set male hispanic, with shaved/buzzed head, and goatee. funny that is half of the male hispanic's in Los Angeles county
16 witnesses and not one pick me out of the 6 pack line up
finally get to present my evidence
see i was at a birthday party with about 50 family members and friends, presented invitation, that had time and date, same as date of murder, letters from people that were at the party long with pictures.
case was dropped
see i guess cops make mistakes also not just juries
I guess i dont have to let anyone know that i lost my job, lawyer was 30k, eventually had to sell house since i couldnt find a job worth a sh!t, since any decent employer does a back ground check and guess what they see
arrested 187 homicide, released due to lack of evidence.
but it gets better because when someone gets arrested the family suffers also
luckily wife was at her moms when she received call from the lawyer letting her know that i was arrested for murder, she had a panic attack and shortness of breath and had to be rushed to the hospital i guess the fact that she hadnt sleep for a few days and been calling hospitals looking for me didnt help.
its better one innocent person gets locked
let me know how you feel after you share an experience similar to mine, doubt you will feel the same