How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help

Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by qwerta on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:10AM (#7237493)

That is horrible! It sounds like story from Kazachstan or Africa. I hope your friend is better now.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by downandout on Friday February 14, 2014 @07:21AM (#7238119)

Unfortunately, it wasn't Kazachstan or Africa. It was in the much vaunted Silicon Valley. This occurred in the Santa Clara County jail just across from the San Jose airport.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by madaxe_again on Friday February 14, 2014 @08:55AM (#7238465)

Nope. In kaz, the police are corrupt, and will shake you down for a bribe, but arresting people is way too much effort. I'm far more scared of US law enforcement than I am Kazakh.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by drpp on Saturday February 15, 2014 @04:32AM (#7243220)

Coincidentally, I (the author) have had experience bribing police in Kazakhstan: http://www.offsilkroadin.com/2009/11/the-last-hurdle/

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by madaxe_again on Saturday February 15, 2014 @05:50AM (#7243395)

Likewise. Bet you didn't have to bribe the Russian secret police in kaz, though! Much tougher crowd. Surprised you got pulled up over an expired visa - have seen people get in and out with no visa, just a wad of cash.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by GFischer on Friday February 14, 2014 @11:05AM (#7239215)

Very likely some sort of bribe could be arranged in most parts of Africa as well.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by downandout on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:30AM (#7237539)

He is, this occurred over 10 years ago.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by jtimberlake on Friday February 14, 2014 @03:56AM (#7237592)

Or something that would happen in the Czech Republic or Greece

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by qwerta on Friday February 14, 2014 @04:40AM (#7237688)

I am not saying it could not happen in EU or post-soviet country, but I find it unlikely. Neglect is criminal offense here, he was diagnosed by doctor so there was paper trail. Also approach to medical care is totally different.

And maximal imprisonment without conviction here is 1 year. Not so popular ex-politician was held for 18 months on corruption charges and it was national scandal.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by downandout on Friday February 14, 2014 @05:16AM (#7237785)

Sadly, in our "free" country you are held until the charges are resolved if you are denied bail or don't have enough to post it. He told me someone he was there with had been in for over 8 years fighting his case, and he still hadn't gone to trial. The defendant does have to agree to such extensions, but given that essentially every crime on our books carries penalties up to 30 years, it's not hard to see why people postpone them while preparing a defense.

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Re:How I Ended Up In Solitary After Calling 911 For Help by qwerta on Friday February 14, 2014 @05:43AM (#7237872)

I just looked up criminal law in Czech rep. Maximal length depends on maximal length of sentence:

* normal crime (under 4 years) such as less violent robbery, bar fight... 1 year

* violent crime with death or permanent injury (around 8 years sentence) 2 years

* 4 years in exceptional violent cases (over 15 years or life-time sentence).

There is also condition that trial must start within first 1/3 of time period.

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