News 6 Orlando reports that police in Oviedo, Florida, have charged a man with three felonies for destroying a Flock surveillance camera, even though the camera was...
Intention to commit a crime, even if you don’t actually commit the crime but attempt to do so, as it happens, is also a crime.
In this case, the individual attempted (and failed) to destroy Flock camera. He’ll be charged with felony attempted destruction of property and probably a handful of other bullshit charges to scare him in to pleading out of trial.
In this case the prosecutor really doesn’t want to go to trial. If he gets a lawyer he’ll most certainly get out of any jail time and might do community service. If he takes the lawyer they give him, he’s fucked.
Okay but how can you prove he intended to destroy a camara worth over 750 dollars?
This entire situation is so goddamn stupid.
Any good lawyer should be able to get this thrown out. Good lawyers cost money, though, and the police know that. That’s the real rub here. They are just trying to fuck over poor people who are angry about being spied on.
Right, a good attorney could do that. A shitty public defender is going to advise him to plea out.
To be clear, the American Justice system does not operate in the best interests of it’s victims. It’s a machine, in most states, designed to lock up every single person it can.
You don’t have to prove that he intended to destroy a flock camera with absolute certainty. You only need to convince a jury of 12 random assholes that he did. Beyond a reasonable doubt, generally means, a doubt with some reason. Not beyond all shadow of a doubt.
Intention to commit a crime, even if you don’t actually commit the crime but attempt to do so, as it happens, is also a crime.
In this case, the individual attempted (and failed) to destroy Flock camera. He’ll be charged with felony attempted destruction of property and probably a handful of other bullshit charges to scare him in to pleading out of trial.
In this case the prosecutor really doesn’t want to go to trial. If he gets a lawyer he’ll most certainly get out of any jail time and might do community service. If he takes the lawyer they give him, he’s fucked.
That isn’t what he is being charged with. It says right in the article what the charges are. And they are all bullshit.
https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899%2F0806%2FSections%2F0806.13.html
Here’s the criminal mischief statue for Florida so you can stop talking out of your ass.
Okay but how can you prove he intended to destroy a camara worth over 750 dollars?
This entire situation is so goddamn stupid.
Any good lawyer should be able to get this thrown out. Good lawyers cost money, though, and the police know that. That’s the real rub here. They are just trying to fuck over poor people who are angry about being spied on.
Fuck them all.
Right, a good attorney could do that. A shitty public defender is going to advise him to plea out.
To be clear, the American Justice system does not operate in the best interests of it’s victims. It’s a machine, in most states, designed to lock up every single person it can.
You don’t have to prove that he intended to destroy a flock camera with absolute certainty. You only need to convince a jury of 12 random assholes that he did. Beyond a reasonable doubt, generally means, a doubt with some reason. Not beyond all shadow of a doubt.