Back on 03/03/2011
I was going out with a few friends to resturant in Milpitas Northwood Plaza.
We were coming off the freeway, & I didnt stay behind the EVO my friend was driving because of ROCK CHIPS.
So I was on the 1st lane. We got to a stop light on Montegue Express & Montegue Court, my friend started reving his engine.
I tried to motion no but he didnt see or hear me, light turned green like an idiot he launched his evo.
I watched him take off, & he was over 5-6 cars length before I even entered the intersection,
at the time I was tired so I wasnt even speeding, I was still in the 1st lane which merge into 2nd lane as I went towards the 680 over-pass.
That is when I noticed a car behind coming very fast so I moved over to which then was the 1st lane to 2nd lane (was 3rd lane)
SGT. Maharaj flew past me got behind my friend & pulled him over.
I followed them into the parking lot.
Before I got a chance to even get out of my car, another Officer Lopez parked his police car in front of my driver side door.
Asked for license, registeration, insurance, & before I can get to my glove compartment, I was told to step out of the car & I was under arrest.
I asked what for, His reply was if it was up to me "I wouldnt even given you a ticket or arrested you" "it is not up to me" "It is up to the arresting officer"
Im at that time handcuffed in the back of officer lopez police car.
SGT. Maharaj after talk to my friend came back to me
SGT. Maharaj: "WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN RACE ON MY STREETS?!?!?!"
Me: "With all due respect Sir, I wasnt racing"
SGT. Maharaj: "You were racing! You trying to tell me you're not racing??!?!"
Me: "No sir I wasnt racing!"
SGT. Maharaj: "YOu were racing! YOur friend told me you guys were racing!"
Me: "No sir I wasnt racing!"
SGT. Maharaj: "Thats not what your friend told me, He told me you guys were racing!"
Me: "I wasnt racing, we are just going to a resturant in this parking to have dinner, Sir"
SGT. Maharaj: "You want to play that game?!?! Fine, you're going to jail!"
He slams the door almost got my leg. But I quickly moved my legg out of the way.
My car was impounded & I was taken to Jail.
So in the holding tank, SGT. Maharaj insisted I was racing.
He asked me numerous times going back & forth the holding tank I was in & my so called friend holding tank.
SGT. Maharaj: "So What was you guys doing? Where were going?"
ME: "I was coming from Fremont, going to a resturant in Milpitas Pho Mai"
SGT. Maharaj: "Why were you guys racing?"
ME: "I wasnt racing sir."
SGT. Maharaj: "So your friend is telling me that you guys were racing."
ME: "I dont know why my friend would tell you I was racing, I wasnt racing, sir. I was just trying to get something to eat since I havent ate all day"
SGT. Maharaj: "So your FRIEND said he was racing, so you mean to tell me that he is lying? WHen he told me you guys were racing?"
ME: "I was not racing!"
SGT. Maharaj: "Ok, hang tight."
waited over 30min, Im tired, hungry, my car was impounded...
When SGT. Maharaj return, I pleaded with him to release my car, since it was parked properly in a private property (Pho Mai Resturant parking lot)
SGT. Maharaj: "Ok so you were speeding then?"
ME: "I wasnt even speeding sir"
SGT. Maharaj: "Just tell me you were speeding."
ME: "I have financial problems sir, I cant afford to speed or impound fee"
SGT. Maharaj: "You know you was speeding."
ME: "I may or might have been speeding, i dont know..."
SGT. Maharaj: "So you WERE speeding."
ME: confused "I might have, i dont know."
SGT. Maharaj: "Nothing personal, if i let you go it would be fair for your friend."
ME: "You can take me but please release my car out of the impound, I can have someone pick it up."
SGT. Maharaj: "You seem like a good person, but sorry nothing personal."
I stay overnight at the 5star hotel, stinks, homeless people by the dozen, DUI, & other drug addicts.
Couldnt sleep, had to work the next day, didnt have my car was on 30days impound hold.
my friend with the evo had his friend in the passenger came to pick us up when we got released the next morning.
Had to go immediately to work, I was late.
I asked my friend if he had told the SGT. we were racing? he told me no & that SGT was lying.
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The Jury Trial
During Jury selection, they had went thru questionaires to decide who to dismiss as a jury by DA & my Lawyer.
Out of 50 people 13 people were selected.
One person out of the jury selection He told the court that I was guilty & I look guilty & that he couldnt be fair.
Why would the cop arrested him if he wasnt guilty. At the time I felt hopeless... this world is a crazy place to live in...
They might as well forget about the justice system because it is no longer about justice.
All evidences were summited witnesses were called SGT. Maharaj was there.
I was in the court room still when DA/Lawyer/Judge was in the back room.
SGT. Maharaj was conversing with the Deputy Howard.
About how he does whatever he wants in his dept. how he has alot of freedom.
He can just book people. Get head counts to go up (means more money)
Opposed to San francisco, where they had to clear the booking with higher up.
How the captains are just puppets.
I looked at both of them thinking how crooked the system is now.
SGT Maharaj bragged about alot of inappropreiate thing about the system.
How he like being a SGT. He can just book ANYBODY, FOR ANY REASON.
WOW. Im sitting there in the court room, they're just openly talking about it like I wasnt there.
So to save time,....& me typing a novel.
DA tried to offer a speeding infraction.
I denied it. The truth shall set me free.
My lawyer had the SGT tripping over his own testimony because he was lying.
, my lawyer kicked ass.
After two days of trial.
Jury found me NOT GUILTY
after the Jury Panel left,
I had to stay back for Court Trial
DA & Judge decided a court trial after Jury Trial
& was found guilty of infraction Speeding. +879$
My lawyer wasnt prepared for it.
I knew my luck was shitty.
Im out over 4,000$ for impound & fees
+879$ for fighting the case & court/DA still found a way to rob me.
The whole time I was wondering how much of a waste of tax payers money.
Having friends that get you into trouble & turn DA's witness
made me feel like I was on the burner while the actual guilty party struck a deal with the DA was testifying against me.
I guess Im a better friend to others than they're to me. (A friend like that you dont need an enemy)
I forgive but I dont forget.