Sunday, August 9, 2009

Equal Justice Foundation

Here is something interesting I got from the Equal Justice Foundation. I have been doing research for DV and found this to be rather funny, yet DV is a serious issue. The cops, judges, etc. take this too seriously! My husband and I had a verbal altercation, and they considered that DV! You have to be kidding. Enjoy this read!

Food fight with Cheetos results in dual arrest for domestic violence in Shelbyville, Tennessee

By Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - A local couple arrested on domestic assault charges Sunday had an unusual choice of alleged weaponry — Cheetos.

Warrants filed by Cpl. Kevin Roddy, of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department, stated he responded to a call at a home on Pass Road, where 40-year-old James Earl Taylor and Mary S. Childers, 44, were allegedly involved in an argument.

According to Roddy’s report, the pair became “involved in a verbal altercation” with each other “at which time Cheetos potato chips were used in

“There was evidence of the assault,” the report read, “however no physical marks on either party and the primary aggressor was unable to be determined.”

Both Taylor and Childers were charged by Roddy with domestic assault. Both posted a bond of $2,500 and will appear in Bedford County General Sessions Court on July 15.

http://www.t-g.com/story/1549895.html

Things I Have Learned From the Justice System

I want to start blogging about how unfair our justice system is. To start things off, things I have learned...


* Judge’s can act whatever way they want and get away with it. They can be bias, unjust and not objective, and no one seems to care.

* Police officers can lie and have no consequences. They can also intentionally violate constitutional rights and have no consequences.

* Verbal arguments constitute domestic violence and no contact orders.

* Punching holes in your wall is illegal.

* Judge’s can sentence you over a thought that was never stated. They take it upon themselves to be

* Probation officers pass the buck back to the judge.

* The judge passes the buck to the probation officer.

* Victims advocates work for the prosecutor, not the alleged victim.

* Even if there is no victim, nothing has been proven, the court will still punish the “offender” for domestic violence without a victim and without an actual domestic violence charge.

* Attorney’s are of no help. They are playing the game.

* Being a medical marijuana patient and needing the natural medicine is a probation violation. If you were a cancer patient, would the judge take away your medicine as well?


There are many more things I have learned. Our system is not fair and it will continue to be unfair until we make changes. The people who work in our justice system are not fair and they are allowed to do basically whatever they want without regards to families or people. They only want what is best for their career while ruining people’s lives.