Man faces charges for looking at wifes email

If I am not mistaken....the accused is husband #3. Wife was having an affair with husband #2, who was a convicted pedophile. He found out by looking into her email on a pc that was his and his internet service provider account, etc. He emailed husband #1 and he proceeded to get custody of his kids from wife as he did not want them around husband #2. Not that any of that matters, but I certainly understand the motivation of husband #3 and I am sure husband #1 was thankful. Now, is this "hacking"......well, some technical issues are in play. Stored password on computer, his computer, his internet account are all issues that complicate things. My estimation is no and I am particularily galled by the prosecutor who took it upon herself to prosecute this case. I mean, would society benefit by having this man behind bars for 5 years costing the taxpayers some $300k in addition to all of the prosecutorial time and the courts being tied up with this bs case? Does this also apply to telephone and text messages too? I don't think this is what society wants. And if I were on the jury, there is no way I would convict this guy. Originally Posted by FatBastard

The reason why the prosecutor is pushing the issue is highlighted..

I have a friend who got into an arguement with his ex wife, she pulled a knife on him which put him into defense mode and he was to disarm her. She filed charges against him but when the DA (a female) checked things out it was discovered that the wife started things, drew the knife etc.... basically the wife was the aggressor.

Well a few months go by and the wife decides to drop the issue, but the female DA told her "we can't because if we do, he will come back at you" which was BS. The wife begged the DA to drop it and the DA, who serves the people's wishes decided to not drop it.

My friend's lawyer found out that the DA was a victim of assault by a man a long time ago.

In this case if both man and wife used the same computer, and both had administrator power on the computer there is no hacking involved.

The reason why the prosecutor is pushing the issue is highlighted..

I have a friend who got into an arguement with his ex wife, she pulled a knife on him which put him into defense mode and he was to disarm her. She filed charges against him but when the DA (a female) checked things out it was discovered that the wife started things, drew the knife etc.... basically the wife was the aggressor.

Well a few months go by and the wife decides to drop the issue, but the female DA told her "we can't because if we do, he will come back at you" which was BS. The wife begged the DA to drop it and the DA, who serves the people's wishes decided to not drop it.

My friend's lawyer found out that the DA was a victim of assault by a man a long time ago.

In this case if both man and wife used the same computer, and both had administrator power on the computer there is no hacking involved. Originally Posted by Spirit13

fortunately my court system knowlege has only included speeding /parking tickets but i didnt know a prosecuter could carry on with the case if you wanted to drop it, thats crazy.

My spouse and I have given our passwords freely to each other from the beginning.... Originally Posted by Tiffany Cums

Does that include the password for ECCIE?

Just saying something that probably went through a ton of members minds here....

fortunately my court system knowlege has only included speeding /parking tickets but i didnt know a prosecuter could carry on with the case if you wanted to drop it, thats crazy. Originally Posted by Sweet N Little

Acutally, it's the decision of the "State" (Michigan, whatever) whether to prosecute. That decision is made through the prosecutor (who is the chief law enforcement agent in each county/parish). If the "complaining witness" or "victim" wants to drop it, the prosecutor can still move forward with the prosecution, and actually subpoena the unwilling witness to testify under oath regarding the crime.

It may seem crazy, but the underlying logic is that the crime committed was against the peace of the State. It's up to the State to enforce its laws and make criminals pay.

Granted, some prosecutors are misguided. Most prosecutors have the attitude that every "lowlife" should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. That is not justice. Justice should be whether or not the Defendant committed the crime.

Probably the best DA in the Country right now is Craig Watkins in Dallas County, Texas. He has created an "innocence" section in his office who deals with cases of wrongly convicted inmates. It's an important effort. So far, Dallas has the highest rate of wrongly convicted inmates in the Country. The major benefit of this project: eyewitness identifications are extremely unreliable.

Does that include the password for ECCIE?

Just saying something that probably went through a ton of members minds here.... Originally Posted by Woody of TX

Well, yes....he knows what it is....but no, he has never signed on. We have our own computers, but I have all of my sites, user names, and passwords all saved on a notepad, which is left on my desktop. Does he get on here to spy? No. Do I ever get into his things? No. But if I disappear, and he can not get in touch with me, and it is way past my bed time, you can bet that he will go through all my mail, yahoo, and boards to find out who I was with, where I was meeting him at, and for what reason.

Trust and respect is a funny thing...either you have it or you don't.

I find it hard to believe that a prosecutor would pursue a case that the State has no way to win.

The DA is an asshole.