GM Car Dealer Has Buyer Arrested After Price Error

[Brutal SS]

Sorry if this is a re-thread.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by Brutal SS

Sorry if this is a re-thread.

Dont apologize, embrace it....who cares what yahoo's on here like me think....the old thread is buried so its understandable, at least its not a Best Chevy rethread

[NateSS]

Originally Posted by Brutal SS

Sorry if this is a re-thread.

dont sweat it. Gives a chance for people who missed the thread, like me, to read it.

Great story. anyone know what else came out of it?

[Rhyder]

last I heard he was suing them for 2.3 mil.......

[Brokinarrow]

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253811

[Mr_Draco]

Dang it beat me to the link :(

[PAUL SS]

Seems to me the police should have asked to see some proof of purchase before arresting him. Shame on them too.

[NateSS]

Originally Posted by Rhyder

last I heard he was suing them for 2.3 mil.......

I hope he gets every single cent too.

I know if I had been arrested, I wouldn't be able to get a security clearance again, and my career would be ruined because of a mistake.

regardless, that much money makes a good statement. I'm almost jealous for the guy. I ALMOST wouldn't mind getting arrested for that much money... almost....

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by NateSS

I hope he gets every single cent too.

I know if I had been arrested, I wouldn't be able to get a security clearance again, and my career would be ruined because of a mistake.

regardless, that much money makes a good statement. I'm almost jealous for the guy. I ALMOST wouldn't mind getting arrested for that much money... almost....

For 2.3 million? They could arrest me and leave me in the cell with Bubba all night.............

[Gunfighter13]

Originally Posted by PAUL SS

Seems to me the police should have asked to see some proof of purchase before arresting him. Shame on them too.

I'm with you, the Police should have never got involved. It was a civil matter for civil court. Hope he sues the officer, department and city for the arrest.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by Gunfighter13

I'm with you, the Police should have never got involved. It was a civil matter for civil court. Hope he sues the officer, department and city for the arrest.

Im not so sure, if the cops get a report of a stolen vehicle, and they locate the person who allegedly stole it, they arrest the perp.....now if you are asking why the dealership, specificly the person who reported it isnt getting charged with various forms of false reporting of a crime and lying to a police officer, I could see your point.......

[PAUL SS]

Originally Posted by Rhyder

Im not so sure, if the cops get a report of a stolen vehicle, and they locate the person who allegedly stole it, they arrest the perp.....now if you are asking why the dealership, specificly the person who reported it isnt getting charged with various forms of false reporting of a crime and lying to a police officer, I could see your point.......

That seems like poor procedure to make an arrest without asking some questions. I hope he gets 10 million.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by PAUL SS

Seems to me the police should have asked to see some proof of purchase before arresting him. Shame on them too.

Originally Posted by Gunfighter13

I'm with you, the Police should have never got involved. It was a civil matter for civil court. Hope he sues the officer, department and city for the arrest.

Originally Posted by PAUL SS

That seems like poor procedure to make an arrest without asking some questions. I hope he gets 10 million.

It is not a police officers job to sort out innocence or guilt, that is the magistrate's and judge's job. The officers job is simply to issue and fulfill the warrant.

It also appears to me that some of you have never seen an arrest warrant before. They are very basic with very little information; name, address and what they are wanted for (in this case Auto Theft). If I was to give you a paper and that was all the information you was given what would you do? You going to ask for proof of ownership of all the vehicles that you see? Problem with that. You don't know what vehicle was supposedly stolen or who from. Also you don't know if it is hidden or at another location. What are you going to do if the paperwork checks out? Report in that he is innocent and that you refuse to issue the warrant? Do that and you will be out of a job before your shift ends.

Everyone that keeps saying "Police should have done this or that" or "The police should be sued as well" don't know jack squat about what the officers job entails or how arrests are done.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

My whole thing is, this mans rights were violated. Being arrested on erroneous charges just because the dealership claimed he stole something, that's pretty bad. Perhaps the police station shares some of that blame for not looking into the situation fully before arresting the poor guy, but either way someone needs to get slapped with a big fine (in this case, it takes the form of a lawsuit) to make it clear that this kind of thing is not to be tolerated in our society.