Overlawyered: Chronicling The High Cost Of Our Legal System

Teenager accused of possessing painkillers…

…so prosecutors in Morris County, N.J. seized his family’s three cars. “Neither of the parents were aware of their teenage son’s prescription painkiller use, nor were any of the cars registered in his name. The family currently has no means to get to work or transportation. Gerald Trapp Sr. is a Bloomfield police officer.” The youngster, Gerald Trapp Jr., 19, accepted a diversion program for first-time offenders in lieu of trial but did not admit any wrongdoing. (Peggy Wright, “Prosecutor wants to keep 11 seized cars”, Oct 27; TheNewspaper.com, Oct. 28)(via Nobody’s Business, Oct. 28).

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4 Comments

  • Sadly, such abuses in the war on drugs no longer shock. I only take solace in the fact that the police didn’t kick in the neighbor’s door and open fire.

    • By Seth

  • Is the UCLU working on cases like this?

    -dk

  • UCLU?

    • By Seth

  • “Is the UCLU working on cases like this?”

    ACLU, I think he means.

    And sadly, Seth is right… cataloging thse kinds of abuses would require its own web site. A big one.

    • By Deoxy