Thiago Silva Rumored Currently be in Armed Stand Off With Police
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CupcakeKatie said:
If there was a gun involved at all, regardless of if someone got hurt, the charges will stick.
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I really hope they had no kids there when this occured.. That could cause permenant damage to them, that's traumatic.
http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/2/7...a-being-taken-into-custody-following-standoff
Bowser said:
can't catch a break? He just did a terrible thing, horrible.... No matter the circumstances he is in the wrong and you will never catch a break if you commit felonies and do terrible things to people.
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I didn't mean it the way you think I meant it. His back injury has lead to a series of events that have caused his life to go downhill. Every time he's tried to get his life and career back on track, he's managed to f--- it up for himself, and unfortunately for him, this is the final nail in the coffin of his career.
Bowser said:
Not true at all buddy.. Those charges will stick like glue.
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If he never fired the gun, never threw any punches, etc. then it is not attempted murder. Aggravated assault, felonious intimidation, and things of that nature, absolutely but not attempted murder. To attempt murder you actually have to attempt murder.
Bowser said:
Yea but he is not able to bond out under the whatever clause judge just threw out.
*now judge is saying held without bond*
we need a lawyer in here to explain this
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I'm not a lawyer, and I'm definitely not privy to Florida law or how it's applied there, but I have a decent understanding of the American justice system in general (which may be relative when discussing Florida).
Basically what happened was the judge set bond at $2.5M for the charges, but apparently there's a special rule that applies to people who present a flight risk, a risk to the public or to their own safety. The judge decided to apply that rule (which if I were to guess entitles Silva to a further hearing to argue the merits as to whether he actually is a flight risk and/or whether he poses any danger to himself or the public), which overrides the application of other bail/bond rules. Silva's lawyer sounded obviously confused and questioned why the judge would set a bond at all only to negate it with the application of the special rule. "Either/or" was basically what Silva's lawyer argued for, and that's what they eventually got: The judge rescinded the $2.5M bond and remanded him to jail to be held without a bond, presumably with a hearing in the not-too-distant future to argue the merits of the special rule.
I found it strange that the judge appeared confused by the application of the special rule. I would think that in Florida, there's no shortage of experience dealing with foreign nationals who may or may not pose a flight risk.