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General Categories => Non Gun Stuff => Topic started by: unfy on October 14, 2011, 07:37:01 PM
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This is not me, nor anyone I know, etc etc etc.
http://www.ketv.com/news/29484730/detail.html (http://www.ketv.com/news/29484730/detail.html)
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What's puzzling to me is:
"Lincoln police ticketed William Burke on suspicion of misdemeanor assault."
.... is.... this a ticket with a fine / fee ?
Is he being forced to pay a fine on suspicion alone ?
See... I can understand 'arrested for...' etc... where you can go to court and such stuff... but... this seems ..... ludicrous ? Police can say they hear bad things about something they can't prove you did... and you have to pay a fine ?
I sincerely hope there was no fine / fee / etc in place for this and it's more or less just a paper trail that Mr. Burke has been noted for possibly causing problems in the past.
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This looks like the vague type of charge Chief Hayes in Omaha would use to control guns with his new statute. RJ.
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You are assuming a "ticket" means no court appearance, it does not.
Even when a traffic ticket is issued, you must appear in court unless the circumstances allow you waive the trial and pay a fine and court costs.
The ticket is an order to appear in court
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You are assuming a "ticket" means no court appearance, it does not.
Even when a traffic ticket is issued, you must appear in court unless the circumstances allow you waive the trial and pay a fine and court costs.
The ticket is an order to appear in court
Awesome reply, thanks Dan!
Makes more sense now.
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Kids! Looks like they need a time out.
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Awesome reply, thanks Dan!
Makes more sense now.
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I say, "Put them both in a cage match, no rules, and let 'em fight it out to the death." Shouldn't take long. :)
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"Suspicion" is a term coined by the media. Law enforcement officers do not arrest for "suspicion."
Defendants are issued citations in lieu of a physical custody arrest and released on their signature
as their promise to appear; or they are booked to guarentee their court appearance for arraignment.
Charges are founded on probable cause, evidence or witness/victim statements - not "suspicion."
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If every time a nursing home resident punches another one got ticketed, the cops would not have to set up speed traps to pay for anything! This is NOT an isolated incident in a nursing home.
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If every time a nursing home resident punches another one got ticketed, the cops would not have to set up speed traps to pay for anything! This is NOT an isolated incident in a nursing home.
Very true. Several media sources released investigative stories after the high-profile death of an Alzheimer's patient at a Bloomington, Minnesota nursing home: http://www.startribune.com/local/north/40326907.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue (http://www.startribune.com/local/north/40326907.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue)