Punkt -> RE: Recent confusing experience (& it was my first as a/s) (7/26/2011 4:17:05 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Having the experience of my red flags being confirmed by the domestic violence convictions has taught me to trust my gut. These men very very attractive to me and I'm sure the relationships would have ended in disaster had I proceeded. I'm grateful for the ability to get a reality check. An attorney friend of mine has access to a more comprehensive database and found additional convictions for assault and battery. The OP would not have proceeded had she known the guy was married ahead of time. Now she knows to check first. I do not know which state or country you live in. But I would like to share some information about "convictions" by quoting from what a law professor said in his class (in California, USA) and how do the Department of Justice works. His words: " I know lots of cases where people have been convicted wrongly of domestic violence, battery, assault, and even as sex offenders". Domestic Violence convictions are just like a joke in California. Ask your lawyer to check about it and give you his opinions about that. Someone can get charged with no evidence of any event, and just to get out instead of staying in jail for months waiting for courts, he may sign a paper which will make him as "convicted". About battery and assault charges, same thing can apply here too. You can easily get an assault charge for hitting a guy who is drunk or high, just to protect yourself. Even if, there is evidence for self-protection and that the guy that has been hit was drunk or high at that time, you can get convicted. It even applies to crimes which can make a person as a "sex offender". You may be charged with no evidence, and just to get out, the person may sign the paper that will make him convicted. You can ask your lawyer about these laws, crimes, conviction processes (ESPECIALLY ABOUT CALIFORNIA). He may inform you with more information. I am not talking about with someone who has 5 domestic violence, 5 assaults, 5 batteries in his records, I am just saying from my experience while studying "Paralegal Studies" and "Law" in California. that if you see a couple of incidents in someone records, that probably is not showing you the character of the person. From my experience, someone who has been convicted of other crimes than battery and assault, can be much more harmful in a relation than a guy convicted of "just" those crimes "a couple of times". Another thing is the person's income. If you made lots of money while dealing drugs or earning some profit illegally, you can expunge your records by paying to the Department of Justice. Databases will not show it to anyone except Law Enforcement and Department of Justice. But if the person, is just making some income which doesn't let him have enough savings, and convicted of a crime, may not have that money to expunge his records. Most of the time felonies can be expunged easier than misdemeanors too. There are different practices about that. Shortly, if you have money; you can get a pardon or expunge by paying to Department of Justice, and if you don't have the money that record will show up anywhere. This is just to inform and share some knowledge about how Department of justice works and that you probably will not know somebody from what you see on a screen or papers. And also another thing about Domestic Violence related to this lifestyle is, people did and still get convictions of domestic violence because of bruises and other marks on their partners' bodies with the notice of her doctors. Even if the women say that they consented this, the man can still be charged with a phone call of the doctor, and get convicted afterwards (This is California). Your lawyer should be able to inform you about these in a more professional way. Have a nice day!
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