Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
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yes, you are correct. The driver did have a right to beat the crap out of you for your stupid actions of grabbing the wheel and quite possibly causing an accident.
The driver had no rights because he was not even supposed to have me at "his place". What was his legal right? You cannot use self-defense when your act or actions are based on fraud. He clearly knew he was not supposed to tow my car without 1st letting AT&T know what happened. Instead he tows the car and stop half way at my house. Not only DID he commit fraud against AT&T he attempted to fraud me. If you have no LEGAL reason to do so, you cannot hold anyone against their will. What part of that don't you understand?
and don't bring up the "he punched me in the chest" because this happened in the interim:
Are you serious? In the state i live in to punch someone without their permission is called assault; and it doesn't matter if the incident was 24 hours long, if you assault someone you go to jail.
that means you were no longer being attacked. You then became the aggressor and he responded in kind, just as you said was a valid reaction.
I was just being held against my will.
defend your car? Have you given it a name? Please do not tell us you have become enamored with "her tailpipe".
Yes you idiot, my car. "False Imprisonment can include A person holding something of value to another person with the intent to make the person stay in a certian place, and without the consent of the person whose valuables are being held." That's the False Imprisonment law for most states.
You can whine all you want. Even with your version of the events you are in the wrong. I can only imagine what really happened. The police and prosecutor who have direct knowledge of the situation believe you to have committed a crime. I think it is time you start taking that seriously lest you end up with a criminal conviction on your record.
You are a perfect example of the adage:
cutting off your nose to spite your face
People like you are so annoying. You talk all the time and don't know anything. I'm looking for advice concerning what I wrote. The police told me they think I was the victim. The state attorney victim services called me and told me that they would prosecuted the case with me as the victim.
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
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People like you are so annoying. You talk all the time and don't know anything. I'm looking for advice concerning what I wrote. The police told me they think I was the victim. The state attorney victim services called me and told me that they would prosecuted the case with me as the victim.
It's actually funny that you continue with your whining and claiming to be innocent yet you are still facing charges. Let us know how that works out for you.
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It's actually funny that you continue with your whining and claiming to be innocent yet you are still facing charges. Let us know how that works out for you.
I'm not whining, I came up here looking for legal advice but it's clear you have none of that. :cool:
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I'm not whining, I came up here looking for legal advice but it's clear you have none of that. :cool:
You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. It is not my fault you will not drink. It is yours.
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
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Knowitall you don't know too much about the law.
They're you're wrong. But what you mean is, I'm telling you what the law is instead of what you want to hear.
I'm used to people who behave like petulant children when they don't hear what they want, so I don't much care that you're in a snit.
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You went thourgh everything I said and gave your "opinion" - nothing legal.
I note that despite your snit you're not challenging any of my inferences about your story. I'll accept that as confirmation of my inferences.
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How do you know he didn't run through all the red lights and stop signs?
I assumed that your IQ is above room temperature, and thus that you would share with us details that were obviously relevant, such as this being a live-action version of the movie, Speed. Again, you're not disputing my inferences, so I'll continue to take that as confirmation that I'm correct.
Oh, wait, you say the vehicle never stopped moving. I don't believe that at this point, at least if we're talking about movement of more than a block or two, but go right ahead and tell us how slowly it was moving when you were ejected and chose to try to cling on to the vehicle instead of removing yourself, safely, from the roadway?
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I never said I was grabbing at the wheel, I said I grabbed the wheel so he would not turn onto the highway.
So you grabbed the steering wheel without grabbing it.... Whatever, dude. Whatever credibility you had left at this point, you're working extremely hard to shred it.
You avoided this big one: Why didn't you tell the truth to AT&T when you knew that you weren't covered for towing after an accident?
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
I told AT&T that I was in an accident and they sent me out a tow truck an hour later. That tow truck lifter was broke so I had to call AT&T again for another tow truck. After another hour this tow truck came. So not only did I tell them, I told them twice. And I found out AT&T did not tow from accidents when the guy already had my car hooked and stopped by my house to call them. Also, the police was on scene when I made both calls .
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There is no certain answer I'm looking to hear, I just want legal advice. You cannot walk in court with opinions.
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There is no certain answer I'm looking to hear, I just want legal advice. You cannot walk in court with opinions.
well, since common law is based on opinions, claiming you cannot walk into court with opinions would be quite incorrect.
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I told AT&T that I was in an accident and they sent me out a tow truck an hour later. That tow truck lifter was broke so I had to call AT&T again for another tow truck. After another hour this tow truck came. So not only did I tell them, I told them twice. And I found out AT&T did not tow from accidents when the guy already had my car hooked and stopped by my house to call them. Also, the police was on scene when I made both calls .
so this is all AT&Ts fault since they called the tow truck and then later they tried to renege on their request for service claiming they do not provide tow service in the event of an accident. What you should have done is pay the tow driver and demand AT&T reimburse you since it was their error that was the basis for all of the problems.
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AT&T did pay him. He just said I wouldn't pay for the tow because well, what else could he say? He was still arrested at the scene. But when it came to given a written statement he refuse. AT&T should have told me from the beginning that they do not cover accidents. How was I too know that? I just thought because I have roadside I was covered. But still AT&T isn't the blame for what he did. I don't know much about tow truck companies but I refuse to have a person transfer me from one town into another town that I'm not familiar with. I will admit that I was scared.
Re: Was Victim and Arrested and Need Help in Connecticut
If you are telling the truth, AT&T misrepresented the facts to a driver, dispatching him to tow a vehicle that it knew had been in an accident, then tried to short him when they realized that you didn't have coverage for an accident. How were you to know what your policy covered? By reading it. You expect the tow truck driver to psychically discern the scope of a policy he has never seen - presumably you should accept some responsibility to know what you purchased. The sensible thing to do would have been to pay the few extra dollars to get the vehicle released, then take it up with AT&T. Instead you and the tow truck driver both ended up acting like intemperate children, and... you know the outcome.
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AT&T should have told me from the beginning that they do not cover accidents. How was I too know that?
Just a wild guess but maybe from all of the information they provide to you when you sign up for the services.
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But still AT&T isn't the blame for what he did.
but them calling him for his services and then stating they were not going to pay him because it was not a covered service was part of the problem. They contracted his services. If it was not covered, they should not have called him. For them to later say they would not pay simply inflamed the situation.
both you and the driver did some dumb stuff. You both appear to be guilty of several crimes. The fact one is guilty of a crime does not make the other not guilty of the crime they are charged with. The both of you can conceivably be convicted of the charges you are facing. It is likely you would have a valid civil suit against the driver if you should choose to chase it.
While you may have a problem with a mutual release from each of you since you think the guy should be punished, you need to realize that attitude might result in you having a criminal record too. Sometimes you just have to take the best solution, even if it does not provide what you may want as a specific action. It's up to you in the end but don't let your anger and desire for retribution end up hurting you in the end. It is not a perfect system and sometimes you just take what you can get and move on. Your concern should be to do whatever causes you the least injury (consider a criminal trial and record an injury) regardless of what else happens.
what I believe should have been done is for you to attempt to negotiate with the driver. If he refused to budge, then pay the difference he was demanding and if you really wanted it back, sue him later. You got caught in the middle of AT&T's error and the drivers refusal to be reasonable. Based on what you have said it was not your fault but sometimes you do what you have to do to get out of a situation without something worse happening. That didn't happen in your case.