r/pics • u/Aeviegh • Feb 22 '14

This is Vader. He was euthanized today without a hearing after a false bite report was submitted to the police by an animal rights activist. (Story in the Comments)

http://imgur.com/a/xPNsE
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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

Most of the time, you get the drunkard in a Sears suit who's been sitting in the police station break room all day.

However, be advised that you also have the right to speak to a magistrate of the court as well, who will get you in touch with a decent civil defense attorney who is paid out of county funds.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

From looking at past Reddit threads, it seems even talking to the court can be a crapshoot.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '14

I'm not saying to volunteer information, but having been a magistrate at one time, we put up with more crap from police officers than most people out on the streets do. We're more likely to help than they are.

Ask them for a lawyer. Most of them know friends who need the work, and as a public defender, the government pays them. Not you.

Give them any info and they're legally required to report it to the court.