Monday, July 23, 2012

The inequality of our justice system

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I could pull out countless examples of the inequality not only of our legal system nationally, but especially of the Charlottesville legal system and their favoritism of the Manweiler family. But this specific case was recently brought to my attention.

17-year-old sexual assault victim could face charges for tweeting names of attackers
Link to Yahoo News Article


A 17 year old girl was sexually assaulted by two boys at a party while she was passed out. They took photos of the sexual assault and passed the photos around. The two boys received a plea deal, and from all accounts they received a slap on the wrist for their actions.

This young woman, Ms. Savannah Dietrich, grew frustrated with the fact that these boys were getting off easy for what they had done. In defiance of a court-order to not release the names of the juvenile boys who had assault her, she announced their names on her twitter account. I can fully understand why she would wish to do this. She is now facing possible contempt of court charges.

I've seen many examples of women who are truly victims, and yet never receive any form of justice from the legal system. Ms. Manweiler gets a few mean emails, tampers with these emails to frame me and make the situation seem greater than what it was, then she ends up receiving more protection than a molested child. Even a UVA student who stabbed a volunteer firefighter to death did not receive as much punishment as I did.

Equality in society doesn't mean that some people get special treatment over others, regardless of the circumstances. The life of one American citizen is not more valuable than the life of another. Ms. Manweiler/Dickerman does not agree - she feels that she is entitled to protections that would not be granted to anyone else.

The prosecutors in Charlottesville would not have done this for you or anyone else. Are the lives of your family less important than Michelle Annette Manweiler? Ms. Manweiler/Dickerman thinks so. The example I spoke of earlier is an excellent comparison - I guarantee I received worse punishment then the two boys who sexually assaulted this girl. Perhaps Ms. Manweiler can explain to Ms. Dietrich how she deserved much more protection for being a UVA law school grad and the daughter of a rich banker.

Not only that, but perhaps Ms. Manweiler can explain to another woman how a Manweiler deserved more protection. I mentioned in another post about how I witnessed a mentally ill individual get bonded out, while bail was withheld from me. This guy had physically assaulted his girlfriend and she took out a protective order against him. This did not prevent him from trying to call her on the jail phone every day, and he made repeated comments about how he would immediately go speak with her as soon as he got out of jail. This guy was granted bail. Let's make a comparison between him and me:

The inmate:
* Required regular doses of anti-psychotic medication to avoid becoming violent
* A criminal history, including violent criminal history
* Had attempted to strangle an inmate when not receiving his medication
* In front of myself and other witnesses, had told another inmate that he was going to stab him in the throat with an ink pen while he slept
* Was accused of assault and battery against his girlfriend
* Attempted daily calls from the jail phone to his girlfriend in violation of a protective order
* Continued to state that he would immediately seek out his girlfriend upon release in violation of a protective order, despite many inmates telling him not to do this
* Girlfriend had taken immediate action to protect herself

--- Inmate granted bond ---

My case:
* No in-person contact with Ms. Manweiler
* No history of violence and multiple trained psychiatrists not able to find any mental defects - one of whom stated to my former attorney "He's as harmless as an amoeba"
* Absolute zero criminal record, not even parking tickets
* Accused of threatening over the internet
* Lived three hours away from "victim", and by Ms. Manweiler's own admission I did not even know the location of said "victim"
* Worked for engineering company and held DoD security clearance
* Was so well behaved in jail that was picked by warden to remain in Bridge Ministry block when block transfer conducted
* Ms. Manweiler waited months to go to police, despite claiming to be in fear of her life the entire time and believing that I'd harm the people around her - thus endangering their safety for months if she was telling the truth about fearing for their safety

--- I was denied bond and remained in jail for five months ---

Getting the picture of the special treatment Ms. Manweiler received? What were the differences between Ms. Manweiler and this other woman?
* Ms. Manweiler is white
* Ms. Manweiler is a University of Virginia graduate and Charlottesville legal system has history of favoritism of UVA students
* Ms. Manweiler is a lawyer - prosecutors are lawyers and I've been told that many lawyers will cover for each other
* Ms. Manweiler's father, Gregory Manweiler, is Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Langley Federal Credit Union (a large bank in the Tidewater region) and is an alumni of UVA. My understanding is that he is also a donor to the college.

Apparently, all those things make Ms. Manweiler more deserving of protection than the woman in my example. I can only hope that the girlfriend was not harmed after this guy's release. If she was killed by this inmate, perhaps Ms. Manweiler can explain to the woman's family how a Manweiler's life is more valuable to protect. Obviously head prosecutor Warner Chapman wasn't as concerned about providing protection to this other woman.

Based on statements by assistant prosecutor Joe Platania, I was given more penalties than what was given to anyone else in the history of the Charlottesville Circuit Court - which hears cases related to major felonies like rape, molestation and manslaughter. Perhaps Ms. Manweiler can explain to a few molested children how she's so much better than them, and thus deserved special treatment. I'm sure a narcissist like her would be quite willing to oblige.

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