Well, stress has diminished greatly.
My brothers trial has concluded with a very justified NOT GUILTY verdict !!!
I really couldn't talk about it much until the trial concluded but the gist of it was it was a bad shoot by law enforcement. My brother fortunately lived through the event although still has a bullet lodged in his head and will always have less muscle mass in his legs as he was shot once in each of them. Of course the law tried to cover for themselves to avoid egg on their face by concocting a story about my brother pointing his rifle at them and charging him with 2 counts of aggravated assault on a police officer.
Their "version" of events was very easily disproved in a definitive fashion. Prosecution spent 3.5 days presenting their case defense took 2.5 hours and we got a quick verdict. Cost a ton of money though. Good thing my brother is rather successful in business. No wonder gov is so successful in strong arming less financially capable individuals into pleas they should never have to plea to.
I'm generally pretty pro law and order. My brother can say the same. This whole situation (4 years long) has really been an eye opener. I think most people would be shocked at what the court considers a jury of our peers. Keep that in mind if you ever get in a jam with the law. From the actions of the over zealous yahoo's that shot my brother, how the case was handled, the media spin, the butt covering and outright lies, the vindictive prosecution even without a case the whole experience has left me really shaken with my faith in law enforcement and the system that supports them.
Not saying there arent great people in law enforcement. I still think the vast majority of law enforcement officers are great folks trying to do a really difficult job for very little compensation for what they go through. However, watching the blue line circle around bad apples that made a series of really dumb decisions that almost resulted in the death of my brother and caused a ton of heartache, financial loss, and extensive life long medical concerns was disheartening to say the least.
It was great driving back into his neighborhood after court. The neighbors were out cheering giving us thumbs up and honking their car horns. When the verdict was read I thought our whole family was going to faint. We of course had all been there for the entire trial. Even the bailiffs were smiling when the verdict was read.
Well, a great weight has lifted today and I think I might actually sleep soundly for the first time this week so off I go. Thanks for reading and sharing in my and my family's vast relief . I hope no one ever has to go through something similar.
My brothers trial has concluded with a very justified NOT GUILTY verdict !!!
I really couldn't talk about it much until the trial concluded but the gist of it was it was a bad shoot by law enforcement. My brother fortunately lived through the event although still has a bullet lodged in his head and will always have less muscle mass in his legs as he was shot once in each of them. Of course the law tried to cover for themselves to avoid egg on their face by concocting a story about my brother pointing his rifle at them and charging him with 2 counts of aggravated assault on a police officer.
Their "version" of events was very easily disproved in a definitive fashion. Prosecution spent 3.5 days presenting their case defense took 2.5 hours and we got a quick verdict. Cost a ton of money though. Good thing my brother is rather successful in business. No wonder gov is so successful in strong arming less financially capable individuals into pleas they should never have to plea to.
I'm generally pretty pro law and order. My brother can say the same. This whole situation (4 years long) has really been an eye opener. I think most people would be shocked at what the court considers a jury of our peers. Keep that in mind if you ever get in a jam with the law. From the actions of the over zealous yahoo's that shot my brother, how the case was handled, the media spin, the butt covering and outright lies, the vindictive prosecution even without a case the whole experience has left me really shaken with my faith in law enforcement and the system that supports them.
Not saying there arent great people in law enforcement. I still think the vast majority of law enforcement officers are great folks trying to do a really difficult job for very little compensation for what they go through. However, watching the blue line circle around bad apples that made a series of really dumb decisions that almost resulted in the death of my brother and caused a ton of heartache, financial loss, and extensive life long medical concerns was disheartening to say the least.
It was great driving back into his neighborhood after court. The neighbors were out cheering giving us thumbs up and honking their car horns. When the verdict was read I thought our whole family was going to faint. We of course had all been there for the entire trial. Even the bailiffs were smiling when the verdict was read.
Well, a great weight has lifted today and I think I might actually sleep soundly for the first time this week so off I go. Thanks for reading and sharing in my and my family's vast relief . I hope no one ever has to go through something similar.