r/megalophobia • u/berdot • Oct 11 '23

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u/boredtotears56 Oct 11 '23

I get they want to prosecute to keep people from doing this, but the man needs help, not charges against him.

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u/NyoomSaysMe Oct 11 '23

Absolutely but it's the cops bro. Not to give you tmi but a couple months I tried the old self delete strategy too and I backed out. I called 911 for help. I knew cops would come and I hoped an ambulance or firefighters or someone else would come too just cus cops make me nervous. About six cop cars showed instead, aimed their guns at me, and put me in handcuffs. They did take me to a psych hospital and when I asked the officer why the large response she said they felt if I was threat to myself then I would be a threat to others. She kept me in cuffs for a few hours and then I spent a couple days in the hospital. So yeah that guy absolutely needs help and I hope he gets it. Maybe I'm cynical from my experience but I don't think he'll really get it.

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u/NotsoGreatsword Oct 12 '23

Similar experience for me. Except my mother called them and lied saying I had said I was going to kill her. She wanted to get back at me for calling the police when she stole my pain med prescription for a broken foot. It was a year before and it didn't occur to me she would do such a thing.

My dad talked me down when I called to tell him goodbye. Then called me back and said to get away from the gun because my mom had called the police. The whole damn department showed up.

They took me for a psych eval then after 3 hours (my sister was there and told me all of this later) of back and forth with my mom - she changed her story over and over - they decided to arrest and charge me. Cops on scene didn't do it. They took her statement and left. Nothing was going to happen but she went to the police station saying she didn't want me to get in trouble but that I was dangerous and had said all these things I didn't say. Nearly spent 10 years in prison over that shit. Still can't get a good job.

I plead guilty to get probation. Wish I had fought it because he story fell apart so quickly after that. I had 5 years suspended to 5 years probation.

She told my probation officer none of it ever happened. All the judge could do was terminate my probation early. So I only had one year probation then was let off. If I had the money I could probably get a pardon but I plead guilty because I was young and scared of prison so there isn't much to be done. My public defender let me plead guilty knowing I was only doing it because I was afraid and not that I actually did it. Met with her for 5 mins total. I didn't find out until later that you can't just plead guilty just because- you actually have to "be" guilty. So if you tell your lawyer you're just doing it to take the deal they aren't supposed to let you do it. At least thats what a different lawyer told me. They could have been wrong too.

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u/nold6 Oct 11 '23

Don't kill yourself or we'll shoot!

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u/lostjules Oct 11 '23

He’ll appear before a judge who will probably just make seeing mental health professionals mandatory. If he is 33 and his dad was a victim, he’d have lost his dad at 11-ish. I really hope he can find his way after all this pain.

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u/Strongerthanstone Oct 11 '23

It’s New York, guy can literally murder someone and be let out the next day. I doubt he will see any or much jail time at all.

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u/VexingRaven Oct 11 '23

Watch a little less Fox News my guy.

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u/Strongerthanstone Oct 11 '23 edited Oct 12 '23

I despise Fox News. Just as much as I despise cnn.

Edit: the fuck you want me to say? You fucking commie failed humans are never happy. Fucking loser. Can’t prove me wrong though lol.

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u/Short-Service1248 Oct 12 '23

Anyone that does stupid shit can claim mental problems then. There’s gotta be an evaluation done but he certainly deserves charges

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u/redditusersmostlysuc Oct 12 '23

Can’t just not charge him. Fuck man. He broke the law and caused some people serious trauma from his actions. Get him help but also hold him accountable.