How stupid

[Harryball]

Just came across this and thought it was stupid. This poor guy didnt deserve what happened to him..I guess its a sign of the times

He Had a Gun Permit. Why Was Man Arrested? || WXYZ.com | WXYZ-TV / Detroit | Detroit News, Weather, Sports and More

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[Diddle]

Just came across this and thought it was stupid. This poor guy didnt deserve what happened to him..I guess its a sign of the times

sadly, you are correct...

Craig

[ErnieNWillis]

I wonder if he's contacted an attorney yet?

[paaiyan]

Absurd. I'd be suing to get that criminal record expunged and probably some damages.

[gdkenoyer]

Let's see if the system actually works and they expunge this w/o a suit...

[Gene83]

Absurd. I'd be suing to get that criminal record expunged and probably some damages.

I may be wrong but I don't think you have a criminal record unless you are actually convicted of something.

I don't think he should have been arrested in the first place, but that was a judgement call on the part of the police when they ran the permit and it came back expired.

[WHEC724]

Ugh. What a load of hooey...

Over-regulation is just a variation of the Heisenberg principle (uncertainty principle: Definition from Answers.com), "It is impossible for our government to regulate something without screwing it up".

[BlueNinjaGo]

Let's see if the system actually works and they expunge this w/o a suit...

And how do they make up the time he lost in a jail cell? The experience he went through? There's more to being arrested than just sitting and waiting.

[razor02097]

Let's see if the system actually works and they expunge this w/o a suit...

don't hold your breath on that... you would die of suffocation way before that thought crossed their mind.

[BlueNinjaGo]

I may be wrong but I don't think you have a criminal record unless you are actually convicted of something.

I don't think he should have been arrested in the first place, but that was a judgement call on the part of the police when they ran the permit and it came back expired.

"While an arrest will not necessarily lead to a criminal conviction, it may nonetheless in some jusrisdictions have serious ramifications such as absence from work, social stigma, and in some cases, the legal obligation to disclose an arrest when a person applies for a job, a loan or a professional license. In the US, a person who was not found guilty after an arrest can remove his arrest record through an expungement or Finding of Factual Innocence. A legal action is sometimes filed against the government for wrongful arrest." -Wikipedia (not the best source, I know)

[Gene83]

"While an arrest will not necessarily lead to a criminal conviction, it may nonetheless in some jusrisdictions have serious ramifications such as absence from work, social stigma, and in some cases, the legal obligation to disclose an arrest when a person applies for a job, a loan or a professional license. In the US, a person who was not found guilty after an arrest can remove his arrest record through an expungement or Finding of Factual Innocence. A legal action is sometimes filed against the government for wrongful arrest." -Wikipedia (not the best source, I know)

Thanks for the info. I've run across a few instances where an application asked if you had ever been arrested, but not many and none that I can think of in recent years. Most of the time, it's something like "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?"

[Gun Bunny]

I'd be ticked also! Gotta feel for the guy.

[GM]

Poor man, he really did not deserve what happened to him. I do not blame the LEO that arrested him, he just did his job, but I hope that Mr. Keathley contacts an attorney directly and sues the life out of them, and then get that criminal record expunged. Things like that shall not happen.

[Hiram25]

Well, jail time at about $100,000.00 per hour will make some of the hurt go away. Part of the law suit would be for the charge to be expunged. Throw in another $500,000.00 for pain and suffering, etc.

I think he'll come out on the winning end of this before it's over.

[retsupt99]

Well, jail time at about $100,000.00 per hour will make some of the hurt go away. Part of the law suit would be for the charge to be expunged. Throw in another $500,000.00 for pain and suffering, etc.

I think he'll come out on the winning end of this before it's over.

Oh yeah!