LA Detective

Chapter 194 Purpose
"Dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door outside the mediation room.

The black policeman said, "Come in."

"Crack" the door opened.

Luke and Daisy walk in from outside.

The black policeman asked, "What do you want?"

Daisy said, "My name is Daisy Miller, and I am Mr. Val Sullivan's lawyer."

Val froze.

Linda looked at Daisy and then at Luke, showing a thoughtful look.

The Asian policewoman said, "Well done, we are preparing for a settlement between the two parties, but the talks between the two parties are not pleasant, you'd better persuade your client."

Daisy said, "I will, I hope to talk to the client alone."

"no problem."

The Asian policewoman stood up and said to the injured black man, "Harbert Ross, come out first, I'll take you to treat the wound."

The black man stood up, glared at Val and said, "It doesn't matter who comes, you bastard will definitely be sent to prison."

The police took the black man away, leaving only Luke and others in the house.

Luke pointed to Daisy and introduced, "This is my girlfriend Daisy."

Pointing to Linda and Val again, "My mother, and my uncle."

Linda smiled awkwardly, "I've heard Luke mention you all the time, but I didn't expect it to be on such an occasion. Thank you for coming to help."

Daisy gestured with a smile.

Val looked a little embarrassed, "Daisy, it's nice to meet you... It would be better if it wasn't on this occasion."

Daisy said seriously, "Val, you don't have to be polite. I will be your lawyer from now on. I hope you can trust me so that I can help you."

"I will."

"Please describe the situation at that time."

Val recalled, "The black man just now was called Harbert Ross, and he was a rascal.

Within half a month, he has gone to our supermarket for the third time to rob.

Every time there is a robbery, the supermarket will be messed up. I have to re-count, restock, and apply for insurance. Every time I have to work overtime because of this kind of thing. "

Val sighed and said helplessly, "But there is nothing we can do, we can only watch him snatch the items from the supermarket, the aggrieved feeling is hard to describe.

I've had enough.

So, this time I want to stop him.

This morning, he came to the supermarket to rob again, and pushed the shopping cart out without paying the bill.

I try to stop him.

He fingered me and scolded me.

I held back my anger and just grabbed the cart and wouldn't let him go.

Then, he pinched my neck very hard, and I felt that I was about to suffocate, so I pushed him away.

He fell to the ground.

I went over to check the situation and he was yelling at me and spitting on me.

It hit my face right before I lost my mind and rode on top of him and beat him up.

He deserves it. "

Daisy asked, "If it's according to what you said, you should be in self-defense, at best it's a fight, why did he sue you for intentional injury?"

Val said a little depressed, "It's all the damn monitoring.

Harbert Ross is a habitual offender. He knows where there are surveillance blind spots, and he pushes the shopping cart towards the surveillance blind spots.

He was monitoring blind spots when he strangled me.

The bastard wouldn't even admit it.

And when I beat him, he was yelling, and many passers-by saw it.

So, this bastard framed me for intentional harm.

He definitely planned it. "

Daisy asked, "How much merchandise did he steal?"

"$940."

Daisy wrote in her notebook, "What is the attitude of the supermarket where you work?"

Val shook his head, "This has nothing to do with the supermarket, it's my own behavior."

"It's not that you say it's all right, what's the attitude of the supermarket."

"After the accident, the supervisor of the supermarket came to me and said that it was not convenient for the supermarket to come forward, but the supermarket would support me and was willing to bear my lawyer's fees to help me get rid of the crime."

Linda asked with concern, "Daisy, do you think the reconciliation can be successful?"

Daisy thought for a while, "It depends on what the other party wants. Only by understanding his purpose can we take the initiative in reconciliation."

……

10 minute later.

Under Daisy's proposal, a second mediation was conducted.

The black policeman and the Asian policewoman brought the supermarket robbery suspect Harbert Rose into the mediation room.

The difference is that this time Val and Linda were not present, replaced by Daisy and Luke.

Harbert Ross asked, "Isn't it about reconciliation? Why didn't the bastard who beat me come?"

Daisy said, "Mr. Val entrusted me to reconcile on his behalf, just talk to me."

The Asian policewoman nodded, "That's good, it will save you two guys from arguing."

Harbert Ross snorted, "The guy who is not sincere, he will definitely go to jail."

Daisy asked, "Mr. Harbert Ross, why do you have to let my client go to jail?"

"Because he hit me and did something illegal and criminal, shouldn't he go to jail?"

"how about you?

Robbing a supermarket is also illegal, do you think you should go to jail? "

"I didn't rob, I just forgot to check out."

"But according to my client, he reminded you at that time, please go back and pay the bill."

"No, he didn't. At least not in my impression."

"Harbert Ross, there are more than two of you outside the supermarket, are you sure no one else heard it?"

Harbert Ross patted his head, "I was stunned by him, and I can't remember clearly."

"OK, even if you can't remember clearly this time, what about the first two times. According to my client, this is the third time you have come to the supermarket to rob. You can't forget to pay the bill all three times."

Harbert Ross was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I hate lawyers the most in my life.

You're right, I didn't think about paying because I have no money, I'm poor, and I'm hungry.

I was starving to death, so I went to the supermarket to get some food. I didn't grab money or valuables, just some food and daily necessities.

I'm just here to survive.

If you think I'm doing this wrong, that I deserve to be starved to death, then arrest me.

I am willing to plead guilty. "

This rhetoric may not be useful in China, but it is very lethal in the United States, and judges and juries will give light sentences as appropriate.

Many people rumor that robbery is not a crime in the United States. In fact, there is no law that says so.

It's just that California is divided into misdemeanors and felonies. Misdemeanors are generally sentenced to less than one year in prison, and felonies are sentenced to three to ten years in prison.

Robbery of less than $950 is a misdemeanor in California, punishable by one year in prison.

Before the trial, if the suspect is willing to sign a 'plea agreement', the charge can be reduced and a fine of 1000 yuan can be imposed directly.

It is tantamount to indirect exoneration.

Some people may think that this is not condoning criminals?

no way.

The law of the United States stipulates that the court shall not sentence anyone in the absence of a jury. It was originally intended to protect human rights, but I did not expect that there are too many people who commit crimes, the courts are overwhelmed, and the cost of law enforcement is too high.

Americans are economically rational, and in order to reduce costs and improve efficiency, they made a plea agreement.

As long as the suspect signs a plea agreement, the judge's direct commutation of sentence is a judicial transaction.

Zero-dollar purchases in California are the most serious. In addition to court factors, prisons are also a reason. There are not enough cells.

The cost of detaining a suspect in California for one year is 8.1 US dollars. If a person spends 81 years in prison, the government will have to spend [-] US dollars to support him.

Of course, these costs are not only the cost of the prisoners themselves, but also the cost of prison management.

Californians are rich, but the government is relatively poor and overwhelmed, so they can only choose to compromise.

Generally, as long as zero yuan purchases sign a plea agreement, they will be sentenced to probation and a fine, and they will go home to serve their sentences.

Indirectly lead to worsening social atmosphere.

Harbert Ross continued, "I admit that I robbed the supermarket, but this is not a reason for him to hurt me, I will sue him!"

"According to my client, you strangled his neck first, and he was just acting in self-defense."

"No, he's lying, I didn't strangle him, he's framing me."

"Mr. Harbert Ross, I believe you know exactly how it happened.

There are other people besides you and my client outside the supermarket, are you sure no one else saw it?

So, I suggest that you still settle, it will be good for everyone. "

Harbert Ross was silent for a moment, "How are you going to reconcile?"

"You can make conditions."

"Give me a hundred thousand dollars and I'll agree to a settlement."

"Mr. Ross, I'm talking with you very sincerely. My client is just an intern employee in a supermarket. Do you think he can come up with one hundred thousand dollars?"

Hubbert Ross shrugged, "He can't take it out, but the supermarket has money, so the people in the supermarket can talk to me."

Daisy said, "My client said that the behavior at that time was his own decision and had nothing to do with the supermarket."

"How could it be irrelevant? I was beaten by the employees of the supermarket and was injured in the supermarket. They are also responsible." Hubbert Ross said coldly,

"I've made it very clear, either compensate me one hundred thousand dollars, or let the person in charge of the supermarket talk to me, or let that bastard go to jail."

Harbert Ross stood up, "Two police officers, I don't think there is any need to mediate. Let's sign the plea agreement."

After the police took Hublot Rose away, Luke said, "It seems that this guy's real purpose is the supermarket."

Daisy nodded, "He knows very well that Val has no oil or water on him, but the supermarket is different. If he wins the lawsuit, he can get a large amount of compensation from the supermarket." Daisy continued to analyze,
"In my experience, he was trying to convict Val to seek civil damages against the supermarket in the name of the supermarket employee intentionally injuring him.

The second possibility is that he hopes that the supermarket will take the initiative to find him for reconciliation, so as to obtain a large amount of reconciliation money.

Whichever way it ends up, it can reap huge benefits. "

"How can we help Val?" Although Luke had his own opinions, but he specialized in art, he still wanted to hear Daisy's opinions.

This is the minimum respect, otherwise why would you ask someone else?
Daisy said, "I will talk to the person in charge of the supermarket, they must be involved in this matter.

If they are willing to pay for a settlement, I believe Harbert Ross will agree, and Val will be exonerated.

Of course, by doing so, Val's job might be lost.

Another way is to find new clues or witnesses to prove that Val belongs to self-defense.

As long as this can be proved, all problems will be solved.

Val's job was saved, too. "

This coincided with Luke's thoughts, "You are in charge of talking to the supermarket, and I will do the rest."

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(End of this chapter)