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[–]Lots42 1578 points1579 points ago

GET.

A.

LAWYER.

[–]RedditorFacts 1170 points1171 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: Lots42 once met Hulk Hogan.

[–]TheShaker 637 points638 points ago

This really takes stalking to the next level.

[–]Snow_Cub 188 points189 points ago

Welcome to Reddit, darling ;) Here's the key to my bedroom.

[–]Genuinely_Ironic 87 points88 points ago

Don't do it.

Snow_Cub is some Portland hippy that smokes drugs... and he's a Cherokee Indian... i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin.

[–]Snow_Cub 26 points27 points ago

Mm, baby, you ever been loved by a hippie? I'll touch you in places you didn't even know existed...like your heart and stuff.

Also, Brown people have large genitals. Just sayin

[–]FeierInMeinHose 13 points14 points ago

Don't do it.

Snow_Cub is some Portland hippy that smokes drugs... and he's a Cherokee Indian... i'm not sayin, i'm just saiyan.

FTFY

[–]yousedditreddit 94 points95 points ago

res lets you tag poeple with anything you want, he must just tag people with signifcant info and say it later on for karma, simple.

[–]MoarVespenegas 63 points64 points ago

And you might be his other account in an effort to get even more karma.

[–]Uncoolio 44 points45 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: MoarVenegas is a male in his 20s who enjoys playing Starcraft and Minecraft.

[–]MoarVespenegas 98 points99 points ago

You spelled my name wrong. I demand a karma refund.

[–]Uncoolio 56 points57 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: Uncoolio has enough karma to cover it, because he's a sad little man.

[–]jusksmit 36 points37 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: MoarVenegas is a male in his 20s who enjoys playing Starcraft and Minecraft.

I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain you just identified about 30% of reddit users.

[–]mescad 14 points15 points ago

Now you're just relying on statistics!

[–]RedditorFacts 2 points3 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: yousedditreddit is entirely correct. That's actually exactly what I do. But I'm fun, I do it with style! I'm quirky! DAMMIT I'M A PEOPLE PERSON!

[–]samahh 1 point2 points ago

What's res? Oh, you mean Reddit Enhancement Suite

[–]Lots42 91 points92 points ago

-Two- times.

[–]Ongion 47 points48 points ago

Technically, he's still right though. And that's the best kind of right!

[–]Lots42 33 points34 points ago

Your logic is sound.

[–]ffsnametaken 12 points13 points ago

Holy shit, twice? Now I definitely believe you. I'm gonna get a lawyer. No, wait! I'm gonna get -TWO- lawyers.

[–]johnnytightlips2 76 points77 points ago

This is how to RES correctly

[–]King_0f_Scotland 53 points54 points ago

I tagged Forthewolfx as "Target"

[–]BritishHobo 63 points64 points ago

I tagged him as "Comment thread of unfunny wankers follows this; minimize now."

[–]cynognathus 9 points10 points ago

I really enjoy when he comments and people either don't notice it's him or don't care and conversation carries on as normal.

[–]ScotteeMC 34 points35 points ago

[–]SwineHerald 8 points9 points ago

[–]RedditorFacts 2 points3 points ago

Random Redditor Fact: Oh fuck, SwineHerald is right. The facts all just blur together now... Someone met a celebrity here, someone cheated on a test there, somebody somewhere out there loves the feel of dusty old books pulled off the shelf (I'll get to you later)... Is this really what I set out to do? What's happening to me? I'm losing control of my life...

[–]Satogkit 4 points5 points ago

Random RedditorFacts Fact: 687 of 729, or 94% of his karma points came from this one comment. incredible!

[–]samisim0 239 points240 points ago

BETTER CALL SAUL

[–]__C3__ 111 points112 points ago

You don't need a criminal lawyer, you need a criminal lawyer.

[–]bigsz 21 points22 points ago

'S All good, man. Cause I called Saul Goodman!

[–]coned88 21 points22 points ago

This would get you more points if BB was actually in season. I have used it myself a few times.

[–]rokuro_of_eredar 101 points102 points ago

HIT. THE. GYM.

[–]derpy_mcderpison 75 points76 points ago

DELETE. FACEBOOK.

[–]Starkiller42 80 points81 points ago

JOIN.

A.

CREDIT.

UNION.

[–]explodingzebras 78 points79 points ago

MASTURBATE. VIGOROUSLY.

[–]bobdylanssock 46 points47 points ago

ORDER. LARGE. PIZZA.

[–]nlke182 24 points25 points ago

Help save the internet and fight SOPA.

[–]YoYoBitch 28 points29 points ago

Like everyone can afford one and fight against these bastards.

[–][deleted] 31 points32 points ago

You'd be looking for a civil rights lawyer who would work on a contingency.

[–]D14BL0 5 points6 points ago

Any resources you could direct us to for such a thing? Would be great information to arm one's self with.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

The state bar association might have something.

Try http://www.iowabar.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=120

[–]Nixhatter 5 points6 points ago

and how exactly does he afford this lawyer?

[–]Acesolid 58 points59 points ago

Seriously! There are so many askreddit posts that are pretty much:

"Guys, I have a LEGAL problem and I dont have the skills in the LAW domain required to solve it! I'm screwed! Help me internet! I dont know what to do!!!11!!!11! You're my only hope! I dont know who could possibly help me solve ths LEGAL problem!"

It should be obvious! You have a problem with the law, you call a lawyer before you do anything else. It's not that complicated.

[–]shebillah[!] 110 points111 points ago

The internet is the fastest way to get many, many opinions. Granted a lawyers opinion will likely be the most informative, but the point of this post was probably to just see what the general consensus is on what he should do. Also, this way, if anyone else has a similar experience, they can offer him help. It's not likely the lawyer he calls will say "This exact same thing happened to a client last week!!"

[–][deleted] 40 points41 points ago

Yes, but the internet would say:

"OMG the same thing DID happen to a guy last week. You should SUE the POLICE OFFICER for ASSUALT B/C FUCK POLICE. I hate them. This is a Civil Rights Violation according to the Constitution anbd the BILL of RIGHTS, so you need to personally call and ask for the name and number of the police and tape record his version of the story. Take it to a judge and PLAY BACK THE RECORDING to show he was LYING and take a copy of the CONSTITUTION TOO. You will win evry tym

[–]drunkpotato 19 points20 points ago

You're hired! Shut up and take my money!

[–]classroom6 3 points4 points ago

Exactly. He might not know this before consulting the internets. Now he knows that he is not wasting his money on said lawyer.

[–]madcow126 6 points7 points ago

You forgot the part about how "'murrica" is a fascist police state and nothing like that would ever happen in the promised land of Europe.

[–]Happyhotel 11 points12 points ago

While I agree that getting a lawyer is a good idea, not everyone just has the cash laying around to do such a thing.

[–]cleansanchez 61 points62 points ago

The "Get A Lawyer" thing is really stupid, and that you're propping it up is even stupider. Lawyers are expensive and have a lot of loans to pay off so they're looking for money everywhere.

While OP might love to "GET A LAWYER" he probably doesn't have the money and is hoping that someone reading this is a lawyer or knows a lawyer in his area who can fight those bastards pro bono.

Reddit's smart alecky shit might be right but is very rarely helpful. Now, one of you legal mavens find OP a free lawyer.

TL;DR don't hector OP to get a lawyer, point him to one that can help him for free/contingency

[–]Smoke_That_Shit 9 points10 points ago

Heckle heckle heckle

[–]Runner_one 156 points157 points ago

If you were crossing at a corner that is not jaywalking in any state that I know of. They are just trying to scare you from suing them.

[–]MicroDigitalAwaker[!] 27 points28 points ago

Which is odd, because by being charged he's got no choice, I mean yeah he could sit there and get reamed while corrupted cops get off. I'd like to see the officers who responded to his call prosecuted as well.

[–]richalex2010 8 points9 points ago

In CT, pedestrians only have the right of way in a crosswalk, which is "that portion of a highway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections, or any portion of a highway distinctly indicated, by lines or other markings on the surface, as a crossing for pedestrians, except such prolonged or connecting lines from an alley across a street" (Chapter 249, Section 14-297). My understanding of that does not include unmarked corners. It's not jaywalking (at least, I can't find anything about it), but it means that the pedestrian is at fault if they are involved in a collision. At a crosswalk, the motor vehicle operator is at fault. If this had happened in CT, and this was not at a crosswalk, OP would clearly be at fault. In addition, OP has admitted to underage possession of alcohol, which likely severely damages his credibility in any court (regardless of who is actually right, or the details of the law).

[–]skeletor100 279 points280 points ago

When an off duty police officer is involved in an accident he definitely is not permitted to become involved in the subsequent investigation, which he clearly did by telling the on duty officers to search your bag. You could easily get it thrown out for abuse of power if you get a lawyer.

[–]tieren 29 points30 points ago

I feel like a civilian would be allowed to suggest what to search if he witnessed a crime, and that this would fall under similar circumstances. Not sure whether the arrest was lawful or not, and the officer seems like a dick, but I really don't think that is considered getting involved in an investigation.

[–]skeletor100 7 points8 points ago

This would probably be true about things they actually witnessed. You can't make allegations about someone when you haven't seen any evidence of it though.

I don't know how he was supposed to have been able to see into his backpack while driving his car. In that case it isn't directing to evidence that he knows of. It is either making allegations, which a member of the public couldn't do if they hadn't seen him actually putting the booze in his bag, or it is directing the police to conduct a stop and search with no reasonable suspicion.

[–]jesuswithoutabeard 378 points379 points ago*

"321.327 Pedestrians' right-of-way. Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 7, paragraph "b". 321.327 Pedestrians' right-of-way. Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 7, paragraph "b"."

From the Code of Iowa

Lawyer up, this sounds like a breach of multiple laws on behalf of the PD and especially the officer in question. You might not make much money, but if you can smear the PD, you'll be doing the community a favour.

[–]jesuswithoutabeard 139 points140 points ago*

321.328 Crossing at other than crosswalk. 1. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway except that cities may restrict such a crossing by ordinance. 2. Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. 3. Where traffic-control signals are in operation at any place not an intersection pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. [C39, §5027.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.328] For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8A, subsection 9

IE You didn't need to yield to traffic if you crossed at an intersection.

321.329 Duty of driver — pedestrians crossing or working on highways. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 321.328 every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise due care upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway. 2. Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrian workers engaged in maintenance or construction work on a highway whenever the driver is notified of the presence of such workers by a flagman or a warning sign. [C39, §5027.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.329] For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 7 Additional penalties for violations causing serious injury or death, see §321.482A

EDITED TO ADD:

Additionally:

"321.482A Violations resulting in injury or death — additional penalties. Notwithstanding section 321.482, a person who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.178, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), section 321.180B, subsection 6, section 321.194, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, section 321.256, section 321.257, section 321.275, subsection 4, section 321.276,321.297, 321.298, 321.299, 321.302, 321.303, 321.304, 321.305, 321.306, 321.307, 321.308, section 321.309, subsection 2, or section 321.311, 321.319, 321.320, 321.321, 321.322, 321.323, 321.323A, 321.324, 321.324A, 321.327, 321.329, or 321.333 causing serious injury to or the death of another person may be subject to the following penalties in addition to the penalty provided for a scheduled violation in section 805.8A or any other penalty provided by law: 1. For a violation causing serious injury, a fine of five hundred dollars or suspension of the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not more than ninety days, or both. For purposes of this subsection, “serious injury” means the same as defined in section 702.18. 2. For a violation causing death, a fine of one thousand dollars or suspension of the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not more than one hundred eighty days, or both. 2006 Acts, ch 1021, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1105, §7; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §123 See Code editor’s note to §8A.402 at the end of Vol VI Unnumbered paragraph 1 amended"

Cop should have been ticketed for $100 as per scheduled fine. If the injury is serious, it's a $500 or license suspension up to 90 days max, or both.

[–]jesuswithoutabeard 159 points160 points ago

One last thing. Did you consent to a search of your person? Your backpack shouldn't have been searched unless they had probable cause. Now, it sounds like they knew what they needed to get you to the jail and booked, but it also sounds like a bunch of shit was done improperly and your charges can be withdrawn.

IN OTHER WORDS: GET A FUCKING LAWYER.

[–]cocorebop 150 points151 points ago*

I consented to nothing, searches all went down after I was in cuffs and I wasn't about to resist anything. Thanks for putting all this information in one place, I would have no idea how to look it up myself. Mostly I've been trying to find the full name of the officer that hit me, in case I see fit to pursue legal action.

Edit: Clarity.

[–]mybloodyballentine 73 points74 points ago

Go to the crosswalk tomorrow and check if there are skid marks. If so, take photos. This is real advice, although I understand that I will be the straight man here.

[–]shebillah[!] 21 points22 points ago

Just be careful to not get hit again :D

[–]heathenyak 70 points71 points ago

Also check your underwear for skid marks, take pics, post them.

[–]jesuswithoutabeard 134 points135 points ago

Just get in touch with a lawyer. He'll be able to get the info for you.

You need to act fast though.

[–]WhyAmINotStudying 27 points28 points ago

Sounds like they've already cooked the books. "The officer has been here since 6PM."

[–]jackferret 7 points8 points ago

Sounds like a conspiracy to me.

[–]geenaleigh 95 points96 points ago

I would also look into calling local media, The smearing that could be done against your PD is huge and most news stations would love to help. The moment it hits the media, the PD will start kissing your ass to get it fixed.

[–]easycool 55 points56 points ago

this! I used to work at a local news station and we loved shit like this. Call the assignment desk and ask for the assignment editor or producer. They usually, make sure they take down your contact info, also send an email as well so they have a written account they can refer to.

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[–]SKEvil 46 points47 points ago

You don't need a warrant for a search incident to arrest. Whether or not it was a lawful arrest is up for debate.

[–]jesuswithoutabeard 21 points22 points ago

Yup, that's what a lawyer will help with. The pieces of the puzzle here don't stack up. Hopefully his lawyer is competent and versed enough in case law to be able to deal with it properly.

OP's story a prime example of the "Good Ol' Boy" system. I'd love to have the officers' notes on this.

[–]neoprog 12 points13 points ago

That's true, but unless his backpack was searched to determine whether it may have aided him in j-walking, they didn't have a lawful reason to search him. Of course it goes without saying that the officers will claim that they searched his backpack incident to the suspicion of unlawful consumption as a minor. Which I might add makes this whole story not sit right. They reported that he was in possession of alcohol and intoxicated, but he was neither? False report, to create fault for the accident (he was drunk) makes the entire story either fabricated or a pretty big deal. He should be pushing for an internal investigation, news report, and ultimately the felonious acts of filing false information and fraud upon the courts, etc.

[–]lawcorrection 14 points15 points ago

That isn't how search incident to lawful arrest works.

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[–]Runner_one 944 points945 points ago

Got the the hospital and say you have unbearable pain.

Get sent to a chiropractor and complain of extensive soft tissue damage.

Find out who the dirtiest lawyer for miles is. Hire him and sue the crap out of everyone involved.

[–]doubleherpes 208 points209 points ago

definitely get an ambulance chaser lawyer ASAP. often soft tissue injuries don't appear in the first day due to being so amped up after an accident. you'll be able to get all this stuff dropped since the search wasn't legal, but you gotta focus on A. gettin' paid, and B. ass blasting the pig that did this to you. the lawyer will help with this. make sure to get copies of police reports, complaint histories, and cctv footage. just call a lawyer first so they can get you to an MD that can diagnose your terrible injuries.

[–]SirRealle 142 points143 points ago

I don't know the OP, but it sounds like he could have sustained neck injuries which would be very difficult to prove otherwise.

[–]nyeholt 156 points157 points ago

Apparently he was clearly out of it, which could indicate severe head trauma

[–]Phlamingoe 80 points81 points ago

He clearly sustained a severe concussion. I wouldn't be surprised if he started experiencing agonizing headaches and sensitivity to light in the next few days. He probably won't be able to participate in his sport of choice for some time, possibly even miss work.

[–]Enthusiastically 72 points73 points ago

my god. it sounds like his quality of life and future earns are going to be adversely impacted by this severe concussion. Even the police that arrested him noticed how impaired he was, with no alcohol in his system. Not to mention pain, suffering, humiliation and being arrested under false pretenses.

He'll probably have to wear the most uncomfortable neck brace possible to all future court appearances.

[–]lolblackmamba 12 points13 points ago

Crowd-sourcing at its finest right here. Keep up the good work.

[–]bau5k1ng 36 points37 points ago

Upvote for ass blasting

[–]EliteHunting 399 points400 points ago

Better call Saul!

[–]BTfromSunlight 316 points317 points ago

you don't want a criminal lawyer; you want a criminal lawyer

[–]PacifistHeavy 100 points101 points ago

There's the truth shakes head and there's the truth! * nods head*

[–]stanleyfarnsworth 34 points35 points ago

Upvote for Lionel Hutz. God, I miss him so much.

[–]Abbotofdenial 22 points23 points ago

Rest in Peace Phil Hartman. I miss him too. So damn talented.

[–]DLincoln 24 points25 points ago

This is the second time I have seen these two exact same comments on reddit today. The internet is skipping on me again.

[–]BTfromSunlight 14 points15 points ago

Glitch in the matrix?

[–]saulr 20 points21 points ago

Someone calle-- oh wait it's not for me :(

[–][deleted] 63 points64 points ago

Oh god they actually took time to make a website.

[–]jakebluu 37 points38 points ago

[–]cjcrashoveride 16 points17 points ago

I like that if you click on donate it actually takes you to the National Cancer Coalition. Classy.

[–]Ev936 4 points5 points ago

"Or that if you slowly pour a handful of salt into a totally full glass of water, it won't overflow. In fact, the water level will go down.". I honestly gotta try this now

[–]EliteHunting 18 points19 points ago*

Hahah yea and they did a lot of work on it too. I actually never knew until I edited that post cause I googled his name to see if I spelled it right n I found that link haha

[–]caldera15 12 points13 points ago

it's all good man, cause I called Saul Goodman.

[–]kirbs2001 5 points6 points ago

this is bad karma. but do this.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points ago

Sounds like you need a criminal lawyer

[–]sicobsession 46 points47 points ago

http://imgur.com/mpj2B

Clearly I am only ever going to post Arrested Development related things...

[–]jonatcer 32 points33 points ago

He has a Law Blog that is pretty damned helpful too.

[–]BTfromSunlight 3 points4 points ago

He doesn't need double talk...

[–]salec1 43 points44 points ago

Better yet, say the cop hit you, then he molested you and start weeping in the courtroom and describe the ordeal as graphically as you can.

[–]mahade 121 points122 points ago

Do make sure to note that the officer had an extremely large penis. He will never deny that.

[–]Escew 44 points45 points ago

This. Is. Awesome.

[–]spankymuffin 4 points5 points ago

I can see himself whipping it out in the middle of court to save his skin.

"Your Honor, at this moment, may I take pause to publish Defense Exhibit 4(c) to the jury? Thank you. Officer, please stand up, face the jury, and lower your drawers..."

[–]Nipplepiss 97 points98 points ago

This is probably one of the only times on Reddit when it is not over-dramatic and ridiculous to say Lawyer up.

Seriously, if you find an ambulance chaser, his eyes will light up when you explain this case to him.

[–]Clue57 47 points48 points ago

Well said, Nipplepiss.

[–][deleted] 356 points357 points ago*

  • Dump her.
  • Hit the gym.
  • Delete from Facebook.
  • Quit job.
  • Get job.
  • Stop talking about it on reddit or anywhere else and lawyer up.
  • Man up, don't be such a pussy.
  • Life is really hard, get used to it.
  • The po-po. Call them. Make a cop come.
  • Get off reddit and go see a fucking doctor, you dumbass.
  • Take a break from reddit/the internets, toughguy.
  • If the interwebs/reddit is '(your) only hope', you're already fucked for good.

All you can do by talking about all this with anyone who isn't your attorney is to hurt your eventual case. So stop.

Get an attorney and go from there. And stop talking about it.

Good luck.

[–]emu420 18 points19 points ago

This is all you need to know. Also, this probably isn't a popular opinion but deleting your posts as quickly as possible and just talking with a lawyer from then on can only help.

[–]Grill11 16 points17 points ago

ICPD, Iowa City Police Department by chance? I would assume cause they are some of the dirtiest college town cops on the face of the earth. It was an illegal search for sure, but it will come down to your word vs. theirs.. get a lawyer for sure man.

[–]SkittlzAnKomboz 9 points10 points ago

They like to hand out PAULA tickets like it's nobody's business. I also would not be surprised if it was Iowa City PD.

[–]catamount 4 points5 points ago

Yeah, even before I got to the ICPD part I was like, "This sounds like something that would happen in Iowa City."

I was a lifelong resident until about 6 months ago.

Cops in Iowa City suck so bad.

[–]doctorralph 33 points34 points ago

My buddy got hit by a car about two years ago. Woke up in the middle of the road with cops, ambulance, and people all around. The cops wrote him a ticket for obstructing traffic. $120. The driver was never found.

[–]hstjohn 21 points22 points ago

That is so fucked up.

[–]Smileyface3000 8 points9 points ago

I hope he contested that in court.

[–]w00bar 47 points48 points ago

Wow, so much hassle for the cop now. He should have just said sorry. You could have both been on your way.

[–]SirRealle 19 points20 points ago

If someone hits me with their car, I don't think I'd just go on my way. I'd at least get a police report in case any injuries spring up that may not be noticeable at first. Sounds like this cop was having a bad day, and decided to abuse his power to take it out on someone else.

[–]tweakism 36 points37 points ago

Oh my god, wow, THIS.

It's just like how studies show that when doctors explain and apologise for medical mistakes, malpractice suits GO DOWN, and yet hospitals continue to have policies that forbid doctors from doing this. (Apparently most people who file medical malpractice suits just want to understand what happened.)

[–]fenwaygnome 25 points26 points ago

Because the number of malpractice suits may go down, but the percentage of malpractice suits they lose probably goes way up.

[–]Mr_3AM 10 points11 points ago

I agree, when i was having a port-a-cath installed for my chemo-therapy the doctor ruptured my lung when he tried to put it in, causing me to wake up during the surgery and thrash around and pulled multiple muscles in my back... i woke up with instantaneous pain and i cried. i understand being a doctor is like any other job and there will be mistakes made. thats why i signed a paper.. but what really pissed me off was that the whole 2 weeks i was there recovering the doctor refused to apologize, i never got an explanation of what happened... i got told by a nurse.. and the reason he did neither of these was cause he wouldnt come to my room.. everyday when he was suppose to come he would send another doctor in his place. the amount of disrespect and lack concern for his patients was what got me.. when i went back for my follow up to make sure the scar was healing he also made me wait 3 hours in the waiting room and then when i went in he had a nurse do it. last time i ever have a surgery there.

[–]tophermeyer 7 points8 points ago

On the one hand I can understand not wanting to look someone in the eye after fucking up their surgery that badly.

On the other hand, fuck that guy. When you screw the pooch that bad you man up, apologize, and do what you can to make it better.

Paging Dr. Douchebag.

[–]vulpeculathefox 52 points53 points ago

I was hit on my bicycle by a police officer in Charleston sc in 2009. Caved in the hood of his car and windshield and turned his bumper into a V. On the police report it stated that I was riding my bicycle on the sidewalk (I was not.) In the emergency room the state trooper that got my statement informed of this, and I replied "if I were riding my bike on the sodewalk what were you doing driving on the sidewalk?" To which he answered. " I have no comment on that". About ten grand in hospital bills.

[–]SevenandForty 26 points27 points ago

And?

[–]chuck_finley17 2 points3 points ago

Good question SevenandForty. answer him.

[–]OneWhoHenpecksGiants 22 points23 points ago

PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE NOT THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE BILLS

[–]guyNcognito 6 points7 points ago

So the cop's version of the story is that he hit a bicyclist who was riding on the sidewalk? Really?

Sue him for a bazillion dollars, the trial will be over before he realizes that's not a real number.

[–]snuxoll 3 points4 points ago

I don't even get why cops try to get you for riding on the sidewalk, maybe it's not the norm but here in Idaho cyclists are legally entitled to ride on the sidewalk as long as they yield way to pedestrians.

[–]shhdontlook 4 points5 points ago

Please tell me you sued.

[–]DirtychrisT 10 points11 points ago

I don't know if anyone has said this, but maybe contact your local media outlets. This sounds bizarre enough to make national coverage. Pretty sure the cops wouldn't want that...

[–]chrisbooth12 23 points24 points ago

So did you use a crosswalk or not

[–]cocorebop 12 points13 points ago

Type "iowa city iowa burlington and s van buren st" into google maps, tell me if that's a cross walk.

Edit: I'm not necessarily saying it is for sure, I genuinely don't know and I'm curious.

[–]thevoiceless 22 points23 points ago

Dude just do what a billion people are saying and get a damn lawyer. They even provided specific quotes from Iowa's legal code.

[–]cocorebop 18 points19 points ago

I'd just rather know if I have a case before shelling out money on a lawyer for a claim that I'm not sure I even have any evidence for. But, you're right.

[–]Retanaru 19 points20 points ago

Did you actually have a backpack full of alcohol?

Second, any intersection should be treated as a cross-walk in the rule book unless it is stated otherwise in your state.

Third, you can ask the lawyer to hear your story and see if it is actually worth it or not. They will likely tell you for free.

Fourth, anything that is your word vs the police isn't going to fly. The thin blue line exists and they will band against you + your word isn't worth as much as theirs.

[–]aelendel 8 points9 points ago

Lawyers will consult for free. I presume you're a student? The U has free lawyers for you.

http://imu.uiowa.edu/legal/

[–]jungletek 7 points8 points ago

Don't be a dummy. Talk to a lawyer, most likely for free. Explain what happened, and tell the truth.

[–]Sloppy1sts 6 points7 points ago

The lawyer will won't take up the case if he thinks it can't be won. You can usually get a free consultation.

[–]chrisbooth12 8 points9 points ago

that does not mean he used it.

[–]cocorebop 8 points9 points ago

I walked across it... I don't think I understand your implication.

[–]DanielLikesPie 67 points68 points ago

"Hey Johnson, look at that guy crossing the street."

"Haha, he's not using a crosswalk, let's hit em!"

[–]carpathiz 13 points14 points ago

just sprinkle some crack on him and let's get out of here!

[–]explodingzebras 22 points23 points ago

"That's some fine police work Lou!"

[–]hansn 11 points12 points ago

There was a similar situation in front of my apartment a few years ago. An off-duty cop hit another car at 2 in the morning. Since it was pretty loud, a bunch of neighbors came down to see that everyone was okay. No injuries and we notified the police. The off-duty cop called his precinct as well, and then left (within about 10 minutes of the accident). It was four hours before cops from the neighboring University showed up to take the report, all the while dispatch telling the other driver he couldn't leave.

I didn't see any indication that the off-duty cop was drunk, but if he was, they gave him ample time to lower his BAC.

[–]Slapthatbass84 3 points4 points ago

Fun fact, BAC lowers at an almost constant rate, so if he had any BAC, they could compare it to the amount of time elapsed and voila! BAC at time of incident.

[–]MikePalecek 97 points98 points ago

Lawyer up!

[–]anus5 20 points21 points ago

Iowa city? If so get a hold of the university law department. They help students for free.

[–]MPBlaster 12 points13 points ago

In 99% of the states, PEDESTRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY! FIGHT IT FIGHT IT FIGHT IT!!! There has to be a report of who hit you. FIGHT IT FIGHT IT FIGHT IT! Then sue his insurance for injuries. Then sue the cops for not taking you to a ER to be checked first.

[–]JonAudette 6 points7 points ago

WTF = PAULA?

[–]ironicname 15 points16 points ago

I think it is Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age. When OP said possession in the title I thought he meant drugs but since he mentions booze this is my best guess.

[–]sicobsession 23 points24 points ago

Illegal possession of butter or a butter-like spread.

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points ago

Were you using the cross walk correctly?

If you were go to the media. If not stop running across the street at night when there are cars coming.

[–]cocorebop 44 points45 points ago

It was a four way intersection that is well lit and is commonly used to cross the street. If you aren't allowed to cross there (I assume "failure to use a cross-walk" means I wasn't crossing where there are those light up person walking signs, which is true) I genuinely didn't know that was jaywalking, and had thoroughly looked both ways before crossing. The officer sped over the crest of a hill about 100 yards east of the intersection, which is how he caught up so fast.

[–]gjallard 20 points21 points ago

If you had an intersection and a city, we could look at it on Google Maps to see the issue. If there is no cross-walk, you might be in a bit of trouble.

Did they take a breathalyzer/blood test?

[–]cocorebop 22 points23 points ago

Type "iowa city iowa burlington and s van buren st" into google maps and it will show you exactly where it happened. There are stop signs but no stoplights at that intersection... does that mean it's not a cross-walk? L&M is the gas station I was referring to, btw

[–]LeakUs 46 points47 points ago

[–]LedWolf94 25 points26 points ago

Holy crap! I live only 988.6 miles away! Getting directions....now....

[–]cocorebop 9 points10 points ago

Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to make it link to anything but "google.com/maps".

[–]Moissien 57 points58 points ago

Is that you in the crosswalk with the backpack? Funny coincidence.

[–]tonitereprise 4 points5 points ago

Don't hit me bro!

[–]uneducatedredneck 3 points4 points ago

haha i saw that too and was thinking that

[–]gjallard 15 points16 points ago

Not familiar with Iowa traffic laws, but I don't see crosswalks anywhere. Then again, I saw this...

http://www.icgov.org/site/CMSv2/File/planning/neighbor/handyGuide.pdf

The quote that might give issue is this:

"If there is not a crosswalk, pedestrians must yield to motorists."

That's just a PDF, not what is codified in law, but it seems to imply that without a crosswalk, motorists have the right of way.

[–]Forgettable_Face 11 points12 points ago

Really? I believe that if there is a stop sign that the cop should have stopped at, and OP was in the crosswalk before the cop reached the intersection, then OP had the right of way. It's really all about the timing with a stop sign involved, if I remember correctly. But what I say is not necessarily fact and I have no idea about the exact circumstances at play here.

[–]gjallard 7 points8 points ago

Not sure if you looked at the intersection on the map, but I don't believe it was an all-way stop. Again, I can't tell exactly, but it appears from the view I am looking at that one street has no stop signs, while the other crossing street does.

[–]RedBullRascal 2 points3 points ago

You are correct. The road running E-W (Burlington) has no stop signs there. Van Buren does.

[–]mitrie 5 points6 points ago

Were you crossing Burlington St or Van Buren St? If you crossed Burlington, I'd say you were in the wrong as there are no stop signs going East/West. If you were walking along Burlington, I would say it is intended for pedestrian traffic as there are sidewalks with ramps allowing easy access to cross the side streets.

[–]razzbar 6 points7 points ago

Definitely, always go to the media. They're the good fairies.

[–]migraine_boy 39 points40 points ago

A couple of years back I was tailed from an ATM and then unknowingly pickpocketed shortly after. I phoned the police, they turned up and asked if there's anyone I suspected, I pointed at this group of people who were being shifty with me just prior (being needlessly aggressive to me, which I assume was them trying to distract me so one can take the wallet). Turned out one of the people in the group was a relation to the police officer.

He goes over to talk to them, comes back a few minutes later and says they'd claimed I was "trying to sell them ecstasy", so under section bullshit he told me to empty my pockets, I had under £10 worth of weed on me, so he put me in the van and stopped bothering to investigate what I'd reported, even though he promised if I complied.

The next day they take my photo/fingerprints and give me a caution for possession, let me back onto the street with no wallet, no money. I go to the bank only to find out my entire bank account had been emptied shortly after my wallet went missing.

To serve and protect? Yea, right.

[–]Austerlitz1805 29 points30 points ago

That is shitty but you should have gotten rid of the weed before you called the cops. You fucked yourself pretty bad. But what happened to you is still total bullshit.

[–]stringerbell 31 points32 points ago

Yeah, who on Earth is dumb enough to call the cops while they have smelly illegal drugs on their person, and then complain after they get arrested???

[–]bryntheskits 4 points5 points ago

They were not complaining that he got arrested, he is complaining that once the cop knew there was a relation in the group he pointed to, he made no attempt to investigate any further.

[–]rcinsf 9 points10 points ago

Potheads, that's who.

[–]AQUA2 9 points10 points ago

I call complete bullshit on this story.

[–]thecatgoesmoo 6 points7 points ago

How'd they know your PIN?

[–]pope_snowball 9 points10 points ago

Wow I'm lost for words to describe how fucked up that is. Is an allegation probable cause for a search, especially when you're the one who accused them first?

[–]pconwell 30 points31 points ago

Something doesn't add up. I feel like you are leaving out quite a bit of detail.

One question: Did you in fact have alcohol in your backpack?

[–]MEHComputer 4 points5 points ago

Sounds like what Seth Rogan did in Superbad.

[–]KhamanV 2 points3 points ago

This is the time you look for your best sharkfucking lawyer with the slickest local commercials. They love this shit; I mean they fap to the legal documents late at night when the secretary's gone home.

[–]Silverkarn 6 points7 points ago

You are under the legal drinking age, you had alcohol in your backpack.

You. Are. Fucked.

There is nothing you can do to be taken seriously, you had a backpack full of alcohol.

If your backpack contained no alcohol, you would be able to get something done about this.

[–]small_fry32 5 points6 points ago*

Did they or did you take a breathalizer. If they didn't ask you this sounds bizzare. But, also, he was off duty so these ppl saying to get the arrest on film, all they have is a kid getting arrested, and finding alcohol in his bkpack, not the cop hitting him, or the lack of probable cause, since he was OFF duty. You most likely will only get probation, and if its your first offence, when they offer it to you, say no and ask for unsupervised. NO 600 fee, and no monthly meetings, they will give it to you. If you say NO I WANT TO GO TO TRIAL. They almost have to because it is your right. And they will NOT, I REPLY NOT take a case of jaywalking and fucking PAULA to court. I promise. This may be better to wait out. Any more questions PM me, My boyfriend grew up with an ambulance chaser lawyer. And I just asked him, and this is what he told me to tell you.. So you can take either of our advice. I posted mine earlier

[–]CCFTW 15 points16 points ago

If by 'ICPD' you mean Iowa City Police Department than I know who you are and I know those officers.

I was there at the time of your booking.

[–]cocorebop 12 points13 points ago

Okay?

[–]verbosenstuff 8 points9 points ago

Go on...

[–]ithunk 2 points3 points ago

ooh, we got a piggy here!

[–]illuminarok 2 points3 points ago

Probably the one that did it.

[–]drunkenirish59 6 points7 points ago

I live about a block away from where you said you got hit and go to U of I, I'm going to assume you do too. First of all, get a lawyer. That's probably the only thing that is truly going to help you in this situation. I walk through that intersection every day to get class, and that is one of the loudest, busiest areas in Iowa City on a Friday night, especially since finals ended this yesterday. (If you turn down any sidestreet off of burlington it is all college kids, plus you're a block away from liquor downtown.) It confounds me that no one was walking or driving by at that time, and no one stopped to see if you were alright or anything. I would ask anyone you know if they know anyone that saw something. (Make some sort of facebook page mabye?) While IC cops are generally dicks, Iowa City is fairly liberal and I would send your story to the Daily Iowan.

[–]TheFlyingFish 1 point2 points ago

I read stories like this and would love to take your case... too bad no one is ever in my jurisdiction!

[–]Ser_Pineapples 2 points3 points ago

Police force in theory: I'm alright with this. Police force in practice: OH GOD, WHY.

[–]catsrule77 2 points3 points ago

This pissed me off just reading it

[–]gm82 5 points6 points ago

This type of behavior, if exposed by the media with proofs, would probably make these three officers loose their job. And that'd be deserved.

[–]lussie 6 points7 points ago

Don't be naive. They'll get a week of paid leave and a commendation for being tough on underage drinking.

[–]Chaasel 1 point2 points ago

Doesn't pedestrian always get right of way?

[–]Darrby 2 points3 points ago

You shouldn't fucking jaywalk jesus christ.

[–]Strumpetincinerator 29 points30 points ago

Power drunk donut muncher.

Is there CCTV from the gas station?

[–]MattChew 7 points8 points ago*

never trust CCTV footage from a gas station, it will show a missile hitting the pentagon the OP

[–]jawapima 5 points6 points ago

The only answer here, and I'm amazed it hasn't been brought forth yet, is to find the largest rock of crack cocaine you can afford, an economy sized container of anal lube, a huge glass dick, 14 feet of licorice, and walk into that court room dick swinging.

[–]martyvt12 8 points9 points ago

That was almost certainly an illegal arrest and search. You should have specifically requested to be breathalyzed so you would have evidence against public intoxication. With a good lawyer you should be able to get this thrown out and get the officer in trouble.

[–]ZeroV8 5 points6 points ago

You could probably talk with the ALCU.

This sounds like an obvious violation of your 4th amendment rights.