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849 points dvektor | 1 comments | 16 Jun 25 12:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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bjorkandkd[dead post] ◴[16 Jun 25 13:50 UTC] No.44289491[source]▶
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glommer ◴[16 Jun 25 14:08 UTC] No.44289640[source]▶
I am the one who hired Preston. Whatever he has done in the past, I have all the evidence in the world in front of me to assure me that he has a transformed heart. It is not a common thing to see, but here the fruits are clear.

We are happy to have him with us.

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giraffe_lady ◴[16 Jun 25 14:19 UTC] No.44289768[source]▶
So you've spoken to the wife?
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ty6853 ◴[16 Jun 25 15:00 UTC] No.44290253[source]▶
The vast vast majority of DV complaints are unsubstantiated, so speaking to the wife is generally a poor predictor of whether the presumption of innocence will be overcome.
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qingcharles ◴[16 Jun 25 15:57 UTC] No.44290798[source]▶
DV is a very complex legal minefield. I have years of working with defendants. I would say that a majority of DV complaints are valid in some way, and that many times the DV goes both ways (but it's rarer for the woman to get charged, even if the instigator).

The biggest issue is that once the perpetrator is removed and/or charged the victim often petitions the prosecutor and police to drop the charges. The prosecutors I know will generally not do this and will push for a guilty plea or trial. It's hard for the prosecutor to know whether the victim is being manipulated into asking for the charges to be dropped, and regardless, a crime has probably been committed, and in the justice system the plaintiff is the state, not the person who was battered. This can lead to a stand-off where the victim refuses to come to trial to testify, and where the prosecutor has a Hobson's Choice of whether to arrest the victim and jail them until trial to get them on the stand or let the case drop.

DV cases are hard.

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1. ty6853 ◴[16 Jun 25 17:56 UTC] No.44291785[source]▶
Some say that prosecutors in your jurisdiction are so reluctant to drop charges, that they may keep a man in jail for nearly a decade without trial, isn't that right 'years of working with defendants' jailhouse lawyer charles? I hope someday you receive compensation for this tyranny that was imposed upon you.