Ask me anything. I want to answer all of your questions as honestly and accurately as I can. I am transparent about this case and my intentions and would like to hopefully help someone with my experience. Ask away!
- Brian 22 April 2017
Did officer Johnson appear to be under the influence of anything?- Well, I am not an expert on this so I am not going to say anything. I will say that it seems like many Austin police officers are also not experts on this. When I was being interrogated, the city of Austin Drug Identification Experts accused myself of being high on such things as meth, cocaine, marijuana, etc. and when the test came back, I was negative on everything tested! I was accused of being high on depressants, stimulants, and marijuana and the Drug Experts got 0 out of 3 right.
- I volunteered for the blood test immediately after the arrest because I knew a more scientific test was much better than any human test. How many people have been let out of prison because of DNA testing and other medical science?! I also volunteered for any other medical test to prove my innocence, yet this did not seem to sway the Austin Drug Experts. Maybe their expertise should be called into question?
- Sara 13 April 2017
What advice would you give to someone in a similar situation?- I really can’t give the best answer to this right now…. I wish I could. I am still very troubled about how things are vs how they should be. Maybe in a year I would have a better answer to this.
- Brad 13 April 2017
What do you expect to achieve with this?- Hopefully, some criminal justice reform! One big idea is getting more people’s attention about how mugshots are vilification before vindication.
- Max 13 April 2017
Why would you ever trust the police to have your best interest at heart?- There is an example of how things should be instead of how things really are. I think there are a lot of good police officers out there, but that night was an unjustified 26 hour headache which no one should have to experience. I also think there are some serious institutional issues with regards to how orders are carried out and how orders are given. Reforms are needed!