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In reply to the discussion: So its legal for 17 yr olds to open carry AR-15s in Wisconsin ?! [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(15,540 posts)... for his defense fund since March, while saying that even more is needed to pay his legal fees.
Unless Mr. Browder had a fund of hundreds of thousands of dollars too, I don't think he's a good comparison on the money issue.
That's why I wrote "without public support" earlier.
EDIT: I personally experienced how our legal system treats poor white guys like me. It obviously wasn't anything as horrible as what happened to Mr. Browder, but I was found guilty of a misdemeanor for domestic violence over 20 years ago when I did NOTHING except yell at my wife for cheating on me. And I didn't even threaten her whatsoever! I only made insults about her character. Then I LEFT and moved in with my parents, and to file for a divorce. That was it!
But she was vengeful about the insults from me, so she called the police the NEXT DAY to report she "felt threatened" by me.
To my amazement, they showed up at my parents door and I was cited for doing nothing violent or threatening at all.
Earning barely above minimum wage at the time, I opted for a public defender too.
When the trial date arrived, my public defender said she had "already worked it out with the judge" and I wasn't going to be found guilty of physical assault, but only threatening language. I was dumbfounded and told her that I didn't even do that! Then she got irritated and said that I might get 3 months in jail if I didn't cooperate and just plead guilty or no contest!
Which scared me. so I plead no contest and I was found guilty... without EVER getting to tell my side of the story to the judge whatsoever!
It was only a 4th degree misdemeanor, but it impacted my life immensely. I haven't even kissed a girl in over 20 years, and I'm a straight guy with typical urges along those lines!