Innocent Girl Held A Week in Jail in an Amazing Case of Lookalike Mistaken Identity

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan
I'd sue.

:roll:

you wouldn't?

Sue for what? Yes, an innocent girl was taken in based upon an identification. She spent a week in jail. Don't get me wrong, that really sucks and I would hate to be her in that situation.

But sue? Based on what? The cops were doing their jobs. They arrested and arraigned her based upon mistaken identity. She wasn't beaten or raped or starved in their custody.

Her parents will get their money back. True, the girl won't get that time back that she spent in jail but it's not like her reputation has been damaged in the end. Everybody knows she wasn't involved and didn't do it.

You can't tell me you would be able to positively differentiate her from the one who DID do the crime based on those pics in the story. Remember, robbers don't usually stand around and let you inspect their faces.

She'll get over it. Traumatizing - yes? Worth a lawsuit - hell no.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: waggy

to many cops feel if they make a mistake they do not need to apologize.

?Amanda Sylvester was not involved in the robbery,? Ryan said. ?We have no information or any reason to believe that Amanda is involved in drugs or any illegal activity. We are horribly sorry about what happened.?

"There have been some really nasty, ugly, things said about Amanda that never should have been allowed," Ryan said.

Police Chief Martin Sutschenritter apologized for the error, adding ?There is a lesson to be learned here, that everything isn?t always what it appears.?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan
I'd sue.

:roll:

you wouldn't?

Sue for what? Yes, an innocent girl was taken in based upon an identification. She spent a week in jail. Don't get me wrong, that really sucks and I would hate to be her in that situation.

But sue? Based on what? The cops were doing their jobs. They arrested and arraigned her based upon mistaken identity. She wasn't beaten or raped or starved in their custody.

Her parents will get their money back. True, the girl won't get that time back that she spent in jail but it's not like her reputation has been damaged in the end. Everybody knows she wasn't involved and didn't do it.

You can't tell me you would be able to positively differentiate her from the one who DID do the crime based on those pics in the story. Remember, robbers don't usually stand around and let you inspect their faces.

She'll get over it. Traumatizing - yes? Worth a lawsuit - hell no.

You don't think she should be compensated for a week of lost work/lost job, etc?

She doesn't deserve to strike it rich, but she does deserve some compensation for her real losses.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: waggy

to many cops feel if they make a mistake they do not need to apologize.

?Amanda Sylvester was not involved in the robbery,? Ryan said. ?We have no information or any reason to believe that Amanda is involved in drugs or any illegal activity. We are horribly sorry about what happened.?

"There have been some really nasty, ugly, things said about Amanda that never should have been allowed," Ryan said.

Police Chief Martin Sutschenritter apologized for the error, adding ?There is a lesson to be learned here, that everything isn?t always what it appears.?

and where did i say they refused to say sorry? many (including some cops on this board) refuse to when they make a mistake.

Originally posted by: Aftermath
They do look eerily similar, that's pretty interesting.

Kayce is cute though. That's the distinction.

i would do them both. there is something about both that is cute.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan
I'd sue.

:roll:

you wouldn't?

Sue for what? Yes, an innocent girl was taken in based upon an identification. She spent a week in jail. Don't get me wrong, that really sucks and I would hate to be her in that situation.

But sue? Based on what? The cops were doing their jobs. They arrested and arraigned her based upon mistaken identity. She wasn't beaten or raped or starved in their custody.

Her parents will get their money back. True, the girl won't get that time back that she spent in jail but it's not like her reputation has been damaged in the end. Everybody knows she wasn't involved and didn't do it.

You can't tell me you would be able to positively differentiate her from the one who DID do the crime based on those pics in the story. Remember, robbers don't usually stand around and let you inspect their faces.

She'll get over it. Traumatizing - yes? Worth a lawsuit - hell no.

You don't think she should be compensated for a week of lost work/lost job, etc?

She doesn't deserve to strike it rich, but she does deserve some compensation for her real losses.

She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan
I'd sue.

:roll:

you wouldn't?

Sue for what? Yes, an innocent girl was taken in based upon an identification. She spent a week in jail. Don't get me wrong, that really sucks and I would hate to be her in that situation.

But sue? Based on what? The cops were doing their jobs. They arrested and arraigned her based upon mistaken identity. She wasn't beaten or raped or starved in their custody.

Her parents will get their money back. True, the girl won't get that time back that she spent in jail but it's not like her reputation has been damaged in the end. Everybody knows she wasn't involved and didn't do it.

You can't tell me you would be able to positively differentiate her from the one who DID do the crime based on those pics in the story. Remember, robbers don't usually stand around and let you inspect their faces.

She'll get over it. Traumatizing - yes? Worth a lawsuit - hell no.

You don't think she should be compensated for a week of lost work/lost job, etc?

She doesn't deserve to strike it rich, but she does deserve some compensation for her real losses.

She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

While I agree that there are many frivolous lawsuits, FALSE IMPRISONMENT is a valid cause for one.

 

[Aimster]

I dont like it when people bash cops...even if they do give you a pointless ticket. Its ok to be mad at an individual cop, but that should be it.

remember if you are ever in danger , ex: your house is being robbed, they will be the ones who will come rescue you.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Aimster
I dont like it when people bash cops...even if they do give you a pointless ticket. Its ok to be mad at an individual cop, but that should be it.

remember if you are ever in danger , ex: your house is being robbed, they will be the ones who will come rescue you.

I don't think anyone is really bashing the cops here. It seems like a fairly honest mistake.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: neovan
I'd sue.

:roll:

you wouldn't?

Sue for what? Yes, an innocent girl was taken in based upon an identification. She spent a week in jail. Don't get me wrong, that really sucks and I would hate to be her in that situation.

But sue? Based on what? The cops were doing their jobs. They arrested and arraigned her based upon mistaken identity. She wasn't beaten or raped or starved in their custody.

Her parents will get their money back. True, the girl won't get that time back that she spent in jail but it's not like her reputation has been damaged in the end. Everybody knows she wasn't involved and didn't do it.

You can't tell me you would be able to positively differentiate her from the one who DID do the crime based on those pics in the story. Remember, robbers don't usually stand around and let you inspect their faces.

She'll get over it. Traumatizing - yes? Worth a lawsuit - hell no.

You don't think she should be compensated for a week of lost work/lost job, etc?

She doesn't deserve to strike it rich, but she does deserve some compensation for her real losses.

She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

i get sick of people filing BS lawsuits. this is not one. she has a good lawsuit.

like i said early in the thread i feel $10k would be fair.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Aimster
I dont like it when people bash cops...even if they do give you a pointless ticket. Its ok to be mad at an individual cop, but that should be it.

remember if you are ever in danger , ex: your house is being robbed, they will be the ones who will come rescue you.

I don't think anyone is really bashing the cops here. It seems like a fairly honest mistake.

no kidding, if these pics were apart or you saw each of these girls at different times, it'd be pretty hard to tell them apart.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Aimster
I dont like it when people bash cops...even if they do give you a pointless ticket. Its ok to be mad at an individual cop, but that should be it.

remember if you are ever in danger , ex: your house is being robbed, they will be the ones who will come rescue you.

I don't think anyone is really bashing the cops here. It seems like a fairly honest mistake.

nope the cops did the right thing. but the system failed.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

While I agree that there are many frivolous lawsuits, FALSE IMPRISONMENT is a valid cause for one.

It's not like the cops had a vendetta against her and threw her in jail because they thought she was a loser. She was identified by a witness as part of a robbery. It wasn't a conspiracy.

The cops had cause. The cops did what they were supposed to do. And things wound up working the way they were supposed to. It's all part of this thing called life.

I certainly hope you don't think we should pay her for her time away from Myspace or text messaging if she wasn't employed right?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

While I agree that there are many frivolous lawsuits, FALSE IMPRISONMENT is a valid cause for one.

It's not like the cops had a vendetta against her and threw her in jail because they thought she was a loser. She was identified by a witness as part of a robbery. It wasn't a conspiracy.

The cops had cause. The cops did what they were supposed to do. And things wound up working the way they were supposed to. It's all part of this thing called life.

I certainly hope you don't think we should pay her for her time away from Myspace or text messaging if she wasn't employed right?

Have you ever been in jail? It sucks.

Yes, the cops had cause, but she was the wrong girl. She deserves something for FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Not to get rich or anything, but a little something.

Trust me, if you spent a week in jail for something you didn't do you'd be out for blood.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

While I agree that there are many frivolous lawsuits, FALSE IMPRISONMENT is a valid cause for one.

It's not like the cops had a vendetta against her and threw her in jail because they thought she was a loser. She was identified by a witness as part of a robbery. It wasn't a conspiracy.

The cops had cause. The cops did what they were supposed to do. And things wound up working the way they were supposed to. It's all part of this thing called life.

I certainly hope you don't think we should pay her for her time away from Myspace or text messaging if she wasn't employed right?

yes they should.

she spent a week in jail. that is pretty traumitizing. how much or little she made should not matter.

 

[HN]

Would now be a good time to repost "have you seen this rapist?"

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: HN
Would now be a good time to repost "have you seen this rapist?"

OMG ITS HIM!

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
She was 17. Yeah, I guess give her min wage for a week if she actually had a part-time job. When I was 17 and it was November, I was a high school senior with too many extracurricular activities to have a job.

So let's see 20 hours (OK we'll be nice, 30 hours) at what is it, $5.35 per hour? And then there's taxes....

Gahhhh. I'm so sick of people filing lawsuits.

While I agree that there are many frivolous lawsuits, FALSE IMPRISONMENT is a valid cause for one.

It's not like the cops had a vendetta against her and threw her in jail because they thought she was a loser. She was identified by a witness as part of a robbery. It wasn't a conspiracy.

The cops had cause. The cops did what they were supposed to do. And things wound up working the way they were supposed to. It's all part of this thing called life.

I certainly hope you don't think we should pay her for her time away from Myspace or text messaging if she wasn't employed right?

Have you ever been in jail? It sucks.

Yes, the cops had cause, but she was the wrong girl. She deserves something for FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Not to get rich or anything, but a little something.

Trust me, if you spent a week in jail for something you didn't do you'd be out for blood.

No. I've never been in jail (have been a visitor though) and I've never been arrested for anything.

Her 17-year-old self will be just fine. She'll bounce back quicker than you can say 'Prom Queen' and will have a story to tell for the rest of her life. She's coming out smelling like a rose and she's probably being pitied enough. She doesn't deserve $10,000 (as Waggy suggested) for this.

Again, it was an honest mistake made by a witness and the cops and prosecutors were doing their job. She'll get over it.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: waggy
whoa. that sucks for her.


scarry that they can just throw you in jail with NO proof

Well, they did have a witness ID.

So looking like someone is a crime now?

- M4H

Didn't put much thought into that one, did you?

 

[Babbles]

Wow, they almost look like twins.

 

[Kelnoen]

Someone made a mistake... woohoo, gimme some money!!!!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Kelnoen
Someone made a mistake... woohoo, gimme some money!!!!

No, it's "Someone made a mistake and falsely imprisoned me for a week in a jail filled with criminals and lowlifes... please compensate me for my time and anguish."

If you've never been to jail, you just cannot understand. It really sucks.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Kelnoen
Someone made a mistake... woohoo, gimme some money!!!!

You dumb douche.

Somebody was thrown in jail and suffered who knows what humiliations or other discomforts.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Kelnoen
Someone made a mistake... woohoo, gimme some money!!!!

No, it's "Someone made a mistake and falsely imprisoned me for a week in a jail filled with criminals and lowlifes... please compensate me for my time and anguish."

If you've never been to jail, you just cannot understand. It really sucks.

This wasn't Los Angeles, Cook, Harris (TX), or Fulton counties, any borough of NY, and it sure as hell wasn't Maricopa county. This was Nebraska. She's a 17-yr-old female.

Trust me. She'll be just fine.

But more than likely she'll wind up with a half million dollar settlement and the sense of entitlement contributing to the wussification of America will continue. :roll:

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Kelnoen
Someone made a mistake... woohoo, gimme some money!!!!

No, it's "Someone made a mistake and falsely imprisoned me for a week in a jail filled with criminals and lowlifes... please compensate me for my time and anguish."

If you've never been to jail, you just cannot understand. It really sucks.

This wasn't Los Angeles, Cook, Harris (TX), or Fulton counties, any borough of NY, and it sure as hell wasn't Maricopa county. This was Nebraska. She's a 17-yr-old female.

Trust me. She'll be just fine.

But more than likely she'll wind up with a half million dollar settlement and the sense of entitlement contributing to the wussification of America will continue. :roll:

Uh huh. And I'd bet money if it was you instead of her, you'd be screaming for people's heads to roll.

But you'll never admit to that... and you've never been to jail.

 

[stars]

woot im really glad the police and our laws are protecting us! im sure we will all sleep better at night!