Sorry, I couldn't resist. So you've been fucked by the cops? Perhaps the state attorneys office had a hand in railroading you with trumped up bullshit charges as well that were later dismissed? No one's more familiar with this scenario than Tyler Weinman who was wrongfully accused of killing and mutilating 19 cats throughout south Dade county. Despite the untold amounts of money the state had spent with the 30 different "crime scenes", 200 different witnesses that were subpoened and two different homes that were "raided" in search of evidence, the state wasn't able to pin a single cat death on Mr. Weinman. In fact after his family spent over six figures with attorneys and forensic experts, it was revealed that the cats in question were killed by large dogs. In other words, the state's experts as well as the Miami Dade Police Department's detectives totally bungled this case, arrested an innocent kid and essentially ruined his life. No matter what happens, Mr. Weinman will always be known as "THE CAT KILLER" and despite the state attorneys office dropping all the charges against him, there will always be those who believe that he was guilty.
Tyler Weinman Lawsuit Against Miami Dade County
It's a great read, isn't it? Now, for those of you who feel like you've been wrongfully arrested and charged by law enforcement, say for example our tellers from the Airways Auto Tag Agency case, doesn't this lawsuit speak directly to you? Check out the damages as a result of the botched investigation and the subsequent bullshit arrest. Didn't you guys suffer...
- Severe mental anguish and distress?
- Extreme humiliation and embarrassment?
- Extraordinary legal expenses incurred in the defense of the unwarranted criminal prosecution and other legal expenses?
- Unwarranted incarceration?
- Loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life?
- Psychological counseling expenses?
- Loss of wages?
As the lawsuit goes on to state "these losses are permanent and continuing in nature and he will continue to suffer these damages and losses in the future".
Isn't it a shame that a bunch of amateur investigators and bullshit "experts" could go ahead and ruin someone's life? The people that concluded that these cats were killed and mutilated by Mr. Weinman had no business coming to those conclusions, they were hardly qualified to give any kind of opinion, let alone one that was going to permanently and irreversibly alter the course of this poor kids life. Sort of like our old friend, asshat expert mortgage fraud investigator Detective Jorge Baluja putting together a mortgage fraud case, does anyone remember how that went? In case you've forgotten, let's refresh your recollection of Detective Baluja's grasp of the field of mortgage fraud...
Detective Baluja, what's a warranty deed?
"Information on the person who is buying the house"
Ok, Detective, do you know what a promissory note is?
"I don't recall at this moment"
Alright then! What's a Truth in Lending statement?
"It's a loan application"
Before we give up, does the detective know what Mortgage Fraud is?
"it's when people change numbers on forms"
Before someone get's bent out of shape and acuses me of picking on poor Detective Baluja, those are questions he was asked during a deposition in the Bernardo Barrera mortgage fraud case and those are his actual answers. You can find the excerpts from those depos here and here.
It's clear that the detective investigating the Cat Killer case had no business drawing any kind of expert conclusions regarding how these cats were killed, just as Detective Baluja had no business whatsoever being anywhere near a mortgage fraud case. Yet despite their obvious lack of understanding of the subject matter at hand, they are allowed to make nonsensical conclusions that ultimately end up destroying lives. That's fucking bullshit.
Good luck to Mr. Weinman and his attorney, Ronald Guralnick, I pray that they walk away with a massive settlement and Mr. Weinman is able to put this mess behind him.
john lichtenstein said...
