Mr. Ouchie
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I actually asked one of the cops what they do with the items, if they got destroyed or auctioned off like the MTA does with stuff they find on the subway. He said he didn't actually know.
I hope you'll reconsider, pbearperry, because you're missing out on a fine experience.
His which point of contact?In NY state possession of a gravity knife is a misdemeanor. What does the piece of paper in your hand say? What law does it say you're accused of breaking? We already know that cop A either is a liar or doesn't know a gravity knife from his 3rd point of contact and that cop B is equally dim or dishonest so what they say is far less important than what the legal document says. Do you have the option of just paying the fine and not going before a judge? In other words, did the cop steal your knife and ticket you with the expectation that you're too busy to go to court and would just pay the $20 fine for having your knife stolen?
If you're going to court you should get some simple supporting evidence that this is a common pocketknife and that the officer simply misinterpreted the knife as a gravity knife since he was able after several tries to flick it open.
What make and model was the knife? There are a lot of Beretta folders out there.
Guillermo:
a clip is not a knife
the knife was not exposed
filing a false arrest (or something close) lawsuit and a claim of a civil rights violation and this can go away.
You can do that yourself and pay no $
coming back from work
Maybe it's time, then, to start carrying our wallets on pocket clips, or maybe a mini-maglite, or even a shoehorn.I just want to say, that while it isn't a bad idea to contact the groups suggested and talk to a lawyer, be prepared to be found guilty or to be advised to plead guilty and try to get the best deal possible.
From what I understand, it is pretty regular for NY police to bust people when they see the exposed pocket clip. As I understand it, you aren't going to get any court to side with you.
Again, don't just take my word for it and give up, do you own research and contact whomever you need to contact, just don't get your hopes up too high.
If you get a lawyer, find one who's good with working with technicalities. The police can bust almost anyone for some minor violation of the law because the law is so large and so many things are crimes. The upside to this is that it's not too uncommon for the police to not understand the law themselves, and make mistakes of their own that can get your case dismissed or at least get the charges dropped to something lesser.