Bout 20 years back (i was in better shape then)
Chased a - "too drunk and stupid to realize that he's his own worst enemy"
Sort of character, out of my truck as he was trying to hot wire it.
Long story short, caught up with him a couple hundred yards up the street.
On the court date , My case was further down the list,
So I sat and watched .....
...how the public defender say one thing BUT use conflicting gestures
and convoluted~semi contradictory speech to tangle up the plaintiffs/victims.
Wold say something to describe the thiefs clothing
i.e. saying long sleevs, but be pointing to his elbow.
that kind of little stuff would tangle people enough to
make them look uncertain, thus unreliable witness (or something)
and get a walk free for several "petty larcenists".
Gave me a chance to pick up on his methods and I actually got
awarded a bit of restitution for the truck damages
......and a nasty look from that S.O.B, public defender.
having the tag and some good identification
is about the best your Dad can do in this case.
if possible, Try not to be the first case up
and just watch how the pub defender does his job
and try planing your thoughts ,so as not to get tripped up by his Bull####
Have Dad repeat the story for you and family, till he's got it drilled strait
and if someone asks a "sideways" question he can catch it it and
say "no you're not correct" what I said it was like this....
Gotta be able to spin it back around on them
like they will try to do to you.
Assertive but in control, not angry looking , in front the Judge.
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On a Different time, I wasn't home and my shop got hit ,
wasn't much to work with that time and it ended up costing me
Far, far more than if the truck had been successfully stolen that night.
My troubles with the Matco man and receipts would need it's own thread though.