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Related: About this forumNew Jersey man who has no use of his arms charged with gun possession
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/17/1352498/-New-Jersey-man-who-has-no-use-of-his-arms-charged-with-gun-possessionThis seems like a little bit of overreach by Trenton, New Jersey prosecutors. A man who is unable to use his arms after a spinal chord injury has been charged with gun possession:
Defense lawyer Caroline Turner said the case against Hubbard, who injured his spine in a car accident and may have Lou Gehrig's disease, "shocks the conscience."
"How could (he be) held for four months on a gun charge?" Turner said during the bail hearing. "He cannot move his arms. They are useless to him."
Why are prosecutors charging him?
Authorities say Hubbard and three other men were in a car that ran a red light in Trenton and was pulled over. They say inside the car police officers found a stolen handgun in a seatback pocket and a prescription bottle of codeine. All four men were charged after none of them took responsibility for the items.
Other men in the car have been emphatic that Marcus Hubbard definitely did not possess the gun. Prosecutors say it makes no difference:
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New Jersey man who has no use of his arms charged with gun possession (Original Post)
eridani
Dec 2014
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Ah, New Jersey. Where a man who punches out his fiance is sent to a diversion program meant for
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
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Dale Neiburg
(698 posts)1. Fortunately...
I'm possessed of too much good taste to make any right-to-bear-arms jokes.
Feral Child
(2,086 posts)2. K&R n/t
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)3. I don't know. Did you ever see the movie, "My Left Foot?"
He could still be a danger to the community if he has access to a gun.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)4. Ah, New Jersey. Where a man who punches out his fiance is sent to a diversion program meant for
non-violent offenders but someone who isn't violent (and is seriously disadvantaged if he intended to be) is to be ground into dust by the system.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)5. Typical of NJ
Regardless of whether person is a danger or even just misinformed, if there is a gun anywhere around they are going to press charges, it's been that way for decades.