I wasn't sure where to post this, no reply posts are necessary. I guess I just needed to vent, get it out of my system.
Since I can't talk to my family because they are JW I need some outlet.
I really wish this was made up, unfortunately it is the sad facts. My grandfather, 82 years old, still works full time at our business and I pray these recent events do not send him to his grave.
My brother (non-JW) was indited (3 felony inditements) for the first time, I think, over 2 years ago for selling GHB. Since their key witness has never appeared in court, i'm talking probobly over ten times, and is on the run from authorties, they dropped the charges.
They have just recently re-indited him. GHB is a liquid that with only 1/4 ounce can make you feel like like you drank 12-24 beers. I can not comment on the details of the case but the only evidence against him is a personal statement (to make a deal with the DA) from the person who alledgely bought it from him (the man on the run from police). They have no phone tap records, no fingerprints, nothing but what this guy said. This person has a rap sheet of burglary, he tried to run someone over with a car, and he has never appeared in court to testify and faces 3 years in jail for being caught with the drug.
My brother has already paid over 40k on lawyers! YES $40,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CASH!!!!
So he goes to court today and waits downstairs. His lawyers say we'll call you up when they're ready. They call him on his cell phone and tell him to get up there quick. He goes and when he gets to the floor the bailiff grabs him and they throw him in jail for contempt of court. From what the lawyer said (these are good ones, the first filed multiple continuences and collected 20k) the bailiff lied about something. The lawyers exact words were, "what happened was complete fu**ing bullsh*t". So now my brother has to spend more time in jail. His first inditement court date was incorrect so he missed it and was thrown in jail for a felony warrant when he was pulled over for speeding.
My brother has no prior record for anything, speeding dosn't count. From what the lawyers have told me the DA thinks he's some big east coast connection because he has a nice house and nice cars which they think he has bought with drug money. Well I can understand that since not too many 25 year olds own a new home and have 2 expensive sprots cars. That makes me sick! Any young person who has nice things is a drug dealer!
Our family business has QS 9000 / ISO 9001 quality rating. We have our semi-annual audit Thursday. My brother handles this. Our company has spent over 100k on this, we have still to recieve a job from the customer who demanded we have this status! Now, 2 days before we have this audit he is thrown in jail for some BS! Our general Manager just had tripple bypass surgury and has been in a coma since Saturday! I'm about go postal on the Cleveland court system. This is really eating me up. I almost don't know WTF to do.
Well I guess my main complaint is that many people are depending on the courts to help those who were victimized by the WT for the cover up of abusers. I hope the legal systems that address these cases are more impartial/caring then the ones who are handling my brother's.
I just find it amazing that you can get 3 felony inditements, with no evidence, based solely on a statement from a convicted criminal who is cutting a deal with the DA to shorten his jail term.
God bless Silentlambs - I hope you have better luck.
TT
EDITED to add the following:
Actually Some kinds words would be appreciated and if there are no reply posts noone will read this. Thank you for listening.
Edited by - TTBoy on 17 September 2002 20:9:22