tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post112402431929725394..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Extra bail conditions: When tough on crime means tough on taxpayersGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71844108294227387132009-12-26T18:41:43.096-06:002009-12-26T18:41:43.096-06:00I forgot to add a MTR was sent in but it hasn'...I forgot to add a MTR was sent in but it hasn't gone through yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78406849085728279902009-12-26T18:32:23.241-06:002009-12-26T18:32:23.241-06:00Heres my situation:I got raided at my home in May ...Heres my situation:I got raided at my home in May and a half a gram of meth was found in my side of the house. My ex-boyfriend lived on the other side of the house and was caught with 1.7 grams.It was decided I would take the rap for both of us.I was charged with possession.I bonded out and he couldn't get the money up so I covered him and the bonds lady has my land title,jewelry....I get put on the presentence probation and the 2 times I see my PO all she seems to care is trying to get me to confess to intent.I told her I have a possession charge so lets just go from there.I called my attorney after the 2nd time.So when I go to sentencing court and on her report there are like 15 ommitted,lying,incorrect statements and that gets brought in court by me and nothing really gets said by the judge.I get 5 years probation and my ex gets his dismissed.Afterward my attorney told me to move to another county because they are crooked here and the lab here is real bad.....I had to borrow 2500.00 and my ex's court appt. attorney got his information from my lawyer.My ex still owes the bonds lady 1650.00 fortunatly she owns the property next to me and I will get my stuff back when she gets paid. My problem is my ex broke alot of my items close to 80 or so which I didn't know until a couple of weeks ago and I fell off the wagon cause I directed my frustation and anger at myself which was stupid on my part and I have to live up to my mistakes and when I called him to complain about broken or missing things he texts me not to ever call him again. Buts thats another story. I get told Dec 16th that I had 1 dirty UA for alcohol on Nov 2 and 2 for the other afterwards.I had some drinks Oct 29th,the day before sentencing and got a UA Nov 3rd and they say I was positive for alcohol. No way.I have been feeling very disallusioned because the cops in the raid stole jewelry,a laptop and some other things (the proof is in their pictures they took)and one of the detectives who was here told my ex which two cops would of done it.They also left my front door wide open and threw my house keys on the hood of my car and did some vandelism on my car.So what I am asking are PO's suspose to tell you after the results are in that your UA is dirty and or let them pile up and tell you a month and a half later? Is it justifiable to complain about the presentence lies by the 1st PO.Also I know somebody that got caught with 3.5 of meth and 2 papers of heroin and got 3 years probation(different judge).I hadn't gotten to counseling yet cause they hadn't got me started yet.I do need counseling but I have been feeling very disallusioned and depressed.I do 4 UA's a month and 2 office visits a month.One more thing,I knew my ex for 30 years and you can't even trust someone you've known for long. I take asthma medicine too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1130935482534854572005-11-02T06:44:00.000-06:002005-11-02T06:44:00.000-06:00after 6 years on probation for a non drug or alcoh...after 6 years on probation for a non drug or alcohol related crime<BR/>(white collar)500 hours community service,total restitution i did the crime and i have payed for it<BR/>but in the end i absconded...why!<BR/>after 60 plus urines it turned out <BR/>i turned up positive 3 times over the 6 years with traces of alcohol <BR/>...result revoked probationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1124114049138808342005-08-15T08:54:00.000-05:002005-08-15T08:54:00.000-05:00Dude! I stop by almost every day. I just don't a...Dude! I stop by almost every day. I just don't always SAY anything.jdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1124026247459031392005-08-14T08:30:00.000-05:002005-08-14T08:30:00.000-05:00Hey, JD, thanks for stopping by.I don't know about...Hey, JD, thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about the dollar cost, but whatever the per unit cost, you can tack onto it a lot of staff time and extra time on each case spent waiting on the analysis to come back. Even if it's constitutional to drug test folks who are out on bail, it's not practical or useful, and IMO, with few exceptions, it doesn't increase public safety a whit. Best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1124024841414745102005-08-14T08:07:00.000-05:002005-08-14T08:07:00.000-05:00This post got me to wondering - how much does a ur...This post got me to wondering - how much does a urinalysis screen cost? We are beginning to test - unconstitutionally, IMHO - students, athletes, employees, how much are we paying for this? And could we not use it more profitably elsewhere?jdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.com