N
nancy3227
Guest
What is the name of your state?Maryland
My son, who is 14, was charged with posession of pot last sat. night. He and 2 others kids bought $5 worth off of some 17 yr old that approched them on the street. I got a call from the city police saying that they had my son and what the charge was. I arrived at the station to get him the officers told me the circumstances, brought him out said I'd get a letter to appear a juvenile court and we when home. They said since he wasn't in trouble before he would probably get community service for punishment. After I flipped out about it for 2 days my son and I had a discussion about the events that took place and he asked me why they didn't read him his rights?? That is ? #1. They questioned him of course and ? #2 doesn't a parent or lawyer need to be in the presence of a juvenile while questioning? They also had him sign something prior to finger printing him and I have no idea what it was, I wasn't there. Also, they didn't have me sign anything. As if this all isn't bad enough, Tuesday I get a call from the vice principal at his school. He tells me I need to get there asap that my son was in a fight and was beaten pretty bad and the ambulance and police were on the way. I said who was he in the fight with? He told me but I didn't know who it was. I said what was it about? he said your son keeps saying he thinks I told on him and I didn't. The sellor of the pot jumped my son while he was on his way home thinking he narked, which he didn't. And the fight was however still on school property. This kid is 17, in an alternative school, weights 275lbs and is 6'5". My son who is 14, 5'10 and 145bls was a mess, I had to have his face x-rayed, he ended up swelled and bruised but nothing serious. The police said the kid was being charged with assult and the school was charging him with tresspassing. When I arrived at the school I took the police officer aside and informed him of what this was all about (a hugh mistake). On wed. the officer came to my home for a statement from my son about the events and said that he was picking this kid up at school the next day. Why school I don't know either? Weather it happened or not I don't know. I've tried to call the police for 2 days to talk to someone and no one returns my calls. I didn't sign anything again for pressing charges. Thats my next ? Do I have to do something, sign something? Then Friday @ 10 am while I'm at work the V.principal calls my cell and says he wanted to let me know that he and the principal had my son in the office to question him about Sat. night. he said my son admitted to what they asked and they wanted me to know he was kicked off the football team. I asked him how they knew and he said the principal from the alternative school called and told them??? I think this is a line of crap, the other VP at the school is married to the cheif of the city police. Confideciality right? Not in a small town. I know I will never prove that one, but it sure does suck. My son is not a bad kid he made a terrible decision and I think he's paying dearly. He is a great athelete and is doing good in school he has never been in trouble with the law before. I am not condoning what he did by any means but I think there are unjust things here. Things I don't understand and I can't get the police to return my calls to answer my questions. And when I do talk to them I don't think I will get any answers. I want this mennis to pay for what he did to my son. He jumped him, he had no right to do what he did and he's hugh. I'm thankful it was broke up when it was. The officer that came to my house said he has a record longer than most adults that are in jail. I am also up set with the school for kicking him off the team during school, without calling me in to be there when they questioned him and did it. All I could think about all day was how my son had to be feeling. He had to go the entire day without being able to talk to me, bet he learned alot on friday. What a lesson, what a night mare. This has been unbelievable. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
My son, who is 14, was charged with posession of pot last sat. night. He and 2 others kids bought $5 worth off of some 17 yr old that approched them on the street. I got a call from the city police saying that they had my son and what the charge was. I arrived at the station to get him the officers told me the circumstances, brought him out said I'd get a letter to appear a juvenile court and we when home. They said since he wasn't in trouble before he would probably get community service for punishment. After I flipped out about it for 2 days my son and I had a discussion about the events that took place and he asked me why they didn't read him his rights?? That is ? #1. They questioned him of course and ? #2 doesn't a parent or lawyer need to be in the presence of a juvenile while questioning? They also had him sign something prior to finger printing him and I have no idea what it was, I wasn't there. Also, they didn't have me sign anything. As if this all isn't bad enough, Tuesday I get a call from the vice principal at his school. He tells me I need to get there asap that my son was in a fight and was beaten pretty bad and the ambulance and police were on the way. I said who was he in the fight with? He told me but I didn't know who it was. I said what was it about? he said your son keeps saying he thinks I told on him and I didn't. The sellor of the pot jumped my son while he was on his way home thinking he narked, which he didn't. And the fight was however still on school property. This kid is 17, in an alternative school, weights 275lbs and is 6'5". My son who is 14, 5'10 and 145bls was a mess, I had to have his face x-rayed, he ended up swelled and bruised but nothing serious. The police said the kid was being charged with assult and the school was charging him with tresspassing. When I arrived at the school I took the police officer aside and informed him of what this was all about (a hugh mistake). On wed. the officer came to my home for a statement from my son about the events and said that he was picking this kid up at school the next day. Why school I don't know either? Weather it happened or not I don't know. I've tried to call the police for 2 days to talk to someone and no one returns my calls. I didn't sign anything again for pressing charges. Thats my next ? Do I have to do something, sign something? Then Friday @ 10 am while I'm at work the V.principal calls my cell and says he wanted to let me know that he and the principal had my son in the office to question him about Sat. night. he said my son admitted to what they asked and they wanted me to know he was kicked off the football team. I asked him how they knew and he said the principal from the alternative school called and told them??? I think this is a line of crap, the other VP at the school is married to the cheif of the city police. Confideciality right? Not in a small town. I know I will never prove that one, but it sure does suck. My son is not a bad kid he made a terrible decision and I think he's paying dearly. He is a great athelete and is doing good in school he has never been in trouble with the law before. I am not condoning what he did by any means but I think there are unjust things here. Things I don't understand and I can't get the police to return my calls to answer my questions. And when I do talk to them I don't think I will get any answers. I want this mennis to pay for what he did to my son. He jumped him, he had no right to do what he did and he's hugh. I'm thankful it was broke up when it was. The officer that came to my house said he has a record longer than most adults that are in jail. I am also up set with the school for kicking him off the team during school, without calling me in to be there when they questioned him and did it. All I could think about all day was how my son had to be feeling. He had to go the entire day without being able to talk to me, bet he learned alot on friday. What a lesson, what a night mare. This has been unbelievable. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
