Tarrant county jail

A misdemeanor in Massachusetts is a less severe offense compared to a felony and is punishable by a maximum sentence of up to one year in a county jail or house of correction. Examples of misdemeanors include petty theft, simple assault, and first-time OUI offenses.

https://salish-current.org/2024/05/16/jail-behavioral-health-community-policing-challenge-new-whatcom-county-sheriff/
Salish Current recently interviewed new Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell "Tank" Tanksley, as well as others in the local justice system, about Tanksley's first few months in office and impending challenges. Looking back to 1854, Tanksley is the 38th person to be sheriff of Whatcom County and the first African American.

my mother changed my birth certificate in 2015 i guess with my consent, i have no recollection because in 2016 i got in a car accident, it ruined my cognitive abilities and i was basically incapacitated for the next year or so, so in my perception of the world, i had no recollection that i was no longer that person, the nys dmv had no care in finding out and making me change my name, i got arrested in 2018 and it was under my old name, i was then moved to new jersey where the mvc didn’t recognize my real name, both bergen county and monmouth county neglected to find out my identity, i had to go there 270 miles from my family wound up depressed went to a mental hospital after meeting a girl who became my fiancé then she got pregnant the baby died subsequently causing the strain to be too much and she had to leave, having no support, being alone alienated i served 4 years probation was jailed numerous times and given a car loan, many bank accounts and credit cards, many identifiable documents, and was like i mentioned before, committed to a mental hospital, all a byproduct of my first arrest, the one that ruined my life, all under an name that i no longer was legally tied to for years, i feel like somebody should have recognized the name right ? why didn’t anybody know that i had a different name ? who is to blame ?

Three men have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of using two teenagers to deal drugs as part of a county lines operation in Derby. …
https://tscnewschannel.com/2024/05/17/three-men-jailed-for-exploiting-teenagers-in-derby-county-lines-drug-operation/

I really just wanted to get this story off my chest. I sought out help with some issues before on another account and but ended up deleting it because some people decided that they were green lit to brigade me with rather unpleasant messages. Sometimes I feel truly alone now.
I guess a bit of back story to start out.
I lived in a decent rental property out in a rural area in the SE U.S. I am a male, mid-30s at the time, divorced, decent job and all around not a bad life all things considered. I had family nearby and friends who seemed to care, and there was a woman in my life that seemed like we were a pretty good match for each other. This was back in 2019 right before the big covid epidemic really ramped up.
I had no idea it was all about to end.
At 3am on a thursday night, I was awoken to a loud knock on my door. I put on some slippers and looked out the peephole. There was a police officer standing there. I hadn't done anything illegal and had no reason to fear a police run in. My first thought was that something was wrong with someone in my family. I opened the door and he asked my name. I confirmed and he grabbed hold of me and yanked me out. More officers from around the corner pinned me to the wall and cuffed me. I asked what was happening and received a punch to the head for my troubles.
I was rather stunned and horribly confused. They drug me out to where they had parked, just out of the line of sight for me to see from my door. I was tossed into the car and eventually one of them got in and finally answered my question of what was going on.
I had been charged with rape and child molestation. He didn't tell me who charged me or when, just that there was a warrant out for my arrest.
I was hauled into the county jail at that point. I had never been arrested in my life and I was terrified. I didn't have my phone and couldn't remember anyone's contact information at the time. I was processed, given my mugshot, and put in a small holding cell.
Some time later I got my first appearance and was told my charges, no bail, I was warned not to talk to the judge or I'd regret it. Just answer his questions and sit down when told,
Then they moved me to a very small padded room. There were 4 or 5 police officers I think that moved me. It's a bit hard to remember this part in detail, but I remember enough. They handed me this small cloth vest and told me to strip naked. I had no idea what they were doing and I got really scared. I didn't get asked again. They held me down, ripped my clothes off, and beat the hell out of me right there. They shoved my face against a vent in the floor that served as the toilet. One of them remarked that was where a piece of shit like me belonged and they laughed. They spit on me and left, leaving that small vest laying next to me on the cold rubber floor.
For four weeks, I curled up under that vest in the corner of the room. It was so cold and I didn't dare let that spot cool down. The pain was terrible and the nurses that had to check on me didn't care what I'd went though. I didn't have back problems before that, but now I do. Some days I wake up now and can hardly walk.
I was finally moved to general population. I figured things were finally getting better. I was sure that whatever had started happening would finally be over. I got a message from my family and was able to contact them. I reassured them I had no idea what was happening or who had filed charges or anything. I was as confused as everyone else would be.
I tried telling my mom about the abuse. An officer came back there, told me point blank that if I didn't want to get it again and worse next time, I'd better shut my mouth. It was a threat I'd rather not test out. I kept my mouth shut at that point. I learned that all calls and mail was monitored by the jail.
I asked my mom to get in touch with the woman I'd been seeing to explain things. She's already messaged my mom and told her that she wanted nothing to do with me. I guess all things considered I ended up better off, but it hurt at the time.
A few weeks later, a public attorney had been appointed and came to see me. I was finally about to find out who was behind all this. I figured this was some sort of great big misunderstanding and I'd be home soon.
It was the neighbors daughter. Someone I barely knew and only spoke to in passing. I never touched this girl and I didn't want to either. She had told her parents that I had forced open her window and raped her in the early morning hours and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
I was 6'1 and 230lbs of pudding. I am not stealthy. There was no way I could quietly force open a trailer window and have my way with someone and keep it quiet. regardless though, that's what she claimed to her parents, and then to the police.
Why would that poor precious child lie? Very good question and I never found out the full story. I can speculate a few things on it. They did collect DNA evidence though and it had been sent off for testing.
Something to keep in mind. If you ever been in county lockup for any length of time, you know that nearly everyone claims innocence, and they don't believe other people are. I was locked into a dorm room with actual convicted child sexual predators and actual rapists. Some of whom were violent and had nothing to lose.
It wasn't pleasant and it wasn't fun. I was attacked on occasion simply for my charges.
And remember I said this was pre-covid? Yeah. They shut down the court system. They wouldn't be hearing my case for quite some time and the judge was a real hard ass that refused to set my bond. I spent the next 3 years in county lockup charged with a crime I did not commit.
3 years of my life gone.
I ended up firing my public defender and hiring a real defense attorney. the P.D. told me "things look pretty grim. If you just plea out, you can be home in about 10 years." Hell no. I borrowed the money from my family and got a real attorney. After he reviewed the case he was pretty positive I'd go home, and for a few good reasons.
Let's go to trial.
It finally happened. I got a trial date and I was ready to go. They came at me with another plea deal. The prosecutor said that I had wasted the states valuable time and they offered me 25 yrs in prison or I could lose and never see freedom. I told him to go pound sand.
At the trial, the alleged victim could not keep her story straight. She constantly backtracked and fudged the details of things like "What was he wearing?" or "Things he had said to you before." She also claimed to be a virgin and I took that from her.
I mentioned some time ago that they collected DNA. It was male, but it wasn't mine. Apparently the prosecution sat on those results until it was nearly time for trial. They knew I was innocent and let me sit in jail to entertain their plea deals.
I don't know what really happened that night, I suspect that she had sex with some guy she was seeing, They may have got into a fight and she cried rape, and then changed her mind after she'd started. She needed a rapist though and she just randomly chose a guy nearby that she didn't care anything about. Maybe she got in too deep and knew that if she backtracked she'd be in trouble.
I went home that day, found not guilty of all charges. I was thankful to be back with my family. Many of my so called friends abandoned me though. A few stuck around and those are the good ones.
My facebook arrest post had my full name and address and plenty of people wished for my death. "I'd be glad to put a bullet in him if they'd just let me" or "I know that guy. I knew there was something wrong with him the moment I met him."
I lost my home and a few things had been stolen before my family could secure it. Nothing irreplaceable I guess, but it still feels bad to of lost a few things I cared about.
In addition to severe back pain, the mental damage I got from this has been crippling. No matter how much I try, I just can't seem to get my life together. I am absolutely terrified of women as I know what just a few errant words can do. I don't think I could ever form another meaningful relationship because of those fears. I'm scared of the police as well. I fear they'll come after me again just like they did that night. They could kill me and get away with it these days.
Mostly I stay inside my moms house. Some days I'm ok. Others, I'm just so scared to go out. This isn't really a good life anymore. Counseling is somewhat helping at least.
There's no lawsuit that can be filed. The state doesn't have to answer for anything because they followed the letter of the law and the pandemic gave them emergency powers to do certain things. There's no lawsuit against the girl either as she never said it was made up. There's laws to protect her.
My life was ruined despite all charges being dropped. I honestly am not sure I can recover from this nightmare. There's plenty of details I left out, but I've talked enough as it is. I'm tired now. I expect people to call me a rapist or chomo anyways, innocent or not. For some, an accusation is enough proof for them.

Hello, I will be speaking about all the test phases I went through to become a detention officer for future people who are applying as a detention officers.
I submitted my application on 3/11/2024 and I applied for HCSO (Harris County Sherriff Office)
Physical Agility- I went for the physical agility test on 03/20/2024 and what we did during the test was squats with hands straight forward, another thing we did was doing squats on motion but while putting one knee to the ground and bending it and the last thing we did was being able to lift a dummy which weighted i think 30 or 60 kg to the other side of the hallway and bringing it back. The exercises were very easy and everyone passed it that was there with me.
Background phase- This phase took the longest, they began my background phase on 03/20/2024 and ended on 05/06/2024. I had two background different investigators assigned to me, they transferred my investigation to another BI during about the 2nd week of being in contact with my first one. On 04/17/2024 I received a call from my BI and we scheduled a in person interview. I dressed normally as I was told to do so. While being there I was asked mainly 1 question and I think it was "why do I want this job" and "do I see this as a long term". I was asked questions about if I had ever done drugs and why I was fired from my old job and just some basic questions they always ask. After these questions I was given a form which was the "polygraph" It was a paper asking questions about all types of stuff. They didn't use a lie detector on me, I just did the paper and they believed in my answers. After the interview my BI said to email them if there isn't any updates on my case and exactly two weeks later I emailed her and she submitted my files and I moved on the the next phase and filled a form to accept the job offer.
Medical phase- This was the last phase, it began on 05/06/2024 and was the quickest phase and finished in about two days. I went to a mental doctor and did physical evaluation test, I had to do two assessments and had a final interview with him. He asked me basic questions about myself and then went on asking me questions about situations in a jail and a question I remember he asked was "What would you do if inmates or people in the jail call your racial things and I to summarize it I said I will ignore it and use brain instead of fist. I passed this test and did drug test same day which I had to pee in something and after submitting the stuff to the people, I got accepted two days later and had my orientation on 05/14/2024 and will began the academy training very soon in two days.
Thank you for your time and I hope this will help future officers who will need help with questions!

Today I was called by a guy who claimed to be with my local police department. He claimed that I had signed for a grand jury summons on March 8 but that I did not appear for the grand jury as directed and that there were two warrants out for my arrest.
The guy calling sounded like a cop. That whole cop voice thing.
He said I was not allowed to disconnect the call or they would send two sheriff deputies out to my house to arrest me. Also, I could not come in in person to deal with this as I would be immediately arrested upon setting foot in the police station and would be in jail until June 19th without bond.
He said that I could post bail over the phone tho. $15,000. 😯
Well, my first hint was that we don’t have sheriff deputies here. We don’t have counties in my state. So no deputies. Then when he got to the part about paying $15,000 over the phone I basically laughed at him. I don’t have $15,000 lying around so good luck getting that. He could send me another summons tho and I’d be glad to serve on the grand jury. Nope. The only choices were to pay $15,000 or be arrested immediately.
He then threatened to send deputies out right away to place me under arrest.
I hung up and immediately called 311. The police told me it was indeed a scam and that I would be sleeping in my bed tonight.
Guys, this guy sounded like a cop. And I could see where people who were more gullible could fall for this. Be careful out there! Scammers are everywhere.

Ever wonder why Joseph & his friends had to sit in Liberty Jail for MONTHS during the winter when they hadn't been convicted of a crime?
Turns out in the 1800s, most courts only operated twice per year. So when Joseph was arrested in November, he was stuck in a jail and had no trial, no hearings, no options, until court was back in session in the following spring.
And remember, this incarceration kicked off the "Extermination Order" of Governor Boggs, which sought to exterminate or expel all Mormons from the state of Missouri. So while Joseph and other leaders are in jail they are getting reports of intense suffering endured by the saints. Beatings, rape, murder, robbery, and the worst kinds of abuse. All with no options. No rights. Just the power of the governor keeping you locked in a tiny cell because the courts can't be bothered to deal with you right now.
Man, oh man, Governor Boggs hated the Mormons. Especially Joseph Smith.
Finally, in April, Just before a trial would have to begin, Joseph was allowed to escape. Almost as if they knew they had nothing that would stick, but they could inflict 6 months of unjust imprisonment on them.
But Boggs didn't like that. He was more of a "kick out all the Mormons, but also throw them all in jail" kind of guy. He demanded Illinois arrest and extradite Joseph and others to be jailed again and face more charges. Luckily, a court found that the warrant was deficient. The saints managed to settle in Nauvoo, and Boggs was soon done as governor of Missouri.
But then someone tried to kill Boggs.
Neighbors identified somebody named Tompkins, but opponents of the church quickly asserted it must have been a Mormon, trying to get revenge.
With hostile forces gathering, Saints figured that Boggs would soon try to arrest Latter-day Saints again - even though they were now in Illinois. How to defend yourself from the power of a corrupt former governor, or illegal orders from your own governor? The saints came up with a novel idea. They created a city ordinance that allowed the municipal court to essentially examine any extradition requests, whether federal, state, or city based, under the common law of Habeas Corpus
Around that time, John C. Bennett sent letters to newspapers claiming Joseph Smith hired Orrin Porter Rockwell to assassinate Boggs.
Now with a story he could use, Boggs went to a justice of the peace to swear an affidavit that Rockwell was the shooter, and that Joseph Smith was an accessory to the attempted murder, citing "evidence and information" in his possession. (But not saying what that evidence or information was.) He used this affidavit to convince the new Missouri governor, Thomas Reynolds, to initiate the extradition process to try and bring Joseph back to the state where people were so hostile to Mormons that the jails would only release Mormon prisoners in the middle of the night due to attacks by mobs.
Receiving the demand from Missouri, Illinois governor Thomas Carlin went ahead and issued warrants without any pushback, and JS and Rockwell were arrested in Nauvoo. The two prisoners exercised their right for habeas corpus under the Nauvoo ordinance.
That stalled the arrest long enough for Joseph to enact a backup plan and reach out to the county court for the writ of habeas corpus, which was also granted.
Well now we have a pickle. We have two governors, three states (Iowa later got involved), a city marshal, a municipal court, a county court, a county constable, a sheriff, an agent of the Missouri government all barking at each other about who has authority, who can arrest who, and the rights of the accused never really given fair consideration. Looking to skip over annoying questions of law and jurisdiction, rewards were offered by the governors of Missouri and Illinois for the capture of JS and Rockwell. Mobs arrived in Nauvoo to hunt them down. For months this went on, with Joseph being shifted around from home to home to try and avoid the people who would forcibly take him to Missouri despite the writ of habeas corpus, and no higher power willing to actually look at the legality of the extradition order, or the right of Nauvoo to intercede. Things were bleak. It was like the worst days of Missouri had come again.
Really, Joseph had 2 options: submit to arrest and jail in Missouri (he knew what that was like, and rightly feared the abuses he would certainly suffer again there), or else hide until some court or government outside of mob control finally paid attention. I don't blame him one bit for choosing to hide!
A few months pass and in 1842, a former Illinois state supreme court justice was elected governor of Illinois, and the saints thought maybe they had an opening to get justice. A delegation was sent to speak with him and the US Attorney for the district of Illinois. When the US Attorney heard the details he immediately said the extradition order was illegal and requested Joseph come to Springfield to be heard before the U.S. district court - a court with Federal authority.
But how do you get Joseph to Springfield without one of these mobs or lawmen jumping him and dragging him to Missouri for that cash reward? You get the Nauvoo Legion to arrest him and escort the prisoner themselves. :D
On arriving in Springfield, hostile county officials at first refused to provide a copy of the warrant, knowing it was going to be challenged. So the Governor's office provided one and submitted the case to the district court.
Crazy arguments were made on both sides, with people arguing about jurisdiction, residency, and the facts of the alleged crime itself. Stuff that doesn't really happen today, but was common back then.
The Judge said, in essence, "Since extradition is between two states, it MUST be a federal issue and therefore heard by a federal court. (Sorry Nauvoo.) And furthermore, A governor can't just demand another state arrest somebody and send them over. The alleged criminal has to have committed a crime in that state, then ran away to another state. Joseph Smith didn't do that, so too bad, Missouri."
This ruling helped establish precedent in American extradition law, making it clear that you can't just demand somebody be extradited, even if you're a governor.
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/introduction-to-extradition-of-js-for-accessory-to-assault/1#11046207362051668990
https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-16-no-1-2015/they-pursue-me-without-cause-joseph-smith-hiding-dc-127-128
https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/habeas-corpus-in-early-nineteenth-century-mormonism-joseph-smiths-legal-bulwark-for-personal-freedom/
Bennett and the state of Missouri would try one more time, and fail again, to extradite Joseph Smith. After which the state of Illinois would be the next source of charges against Joseph, including the charges that led to Carthage Jail.

[EDIT: another question -- any idea how these things get flagged? Was this some sort of internal thing they picked up on with access to our bank accounts or whatever, or were we more likely reported by someone? I have an unfortunate feeling about a particular person who might be attempting to screw over my family right about now...]
Hey, I'm posting here cause I'm not really sure what to do. An investigator showed up at my house this morning when no one was home and spoke to my neighbor, asking questions about my family. I guess the investigator got ahold of my mom's phone number after, and through call/text, set up an "appointment" with her next week at our county social services center (San Diego County, CA). We've been on CalFresh for years and never had this happen, so I called to make sure it wasn't a scam or anything, and the person on the phone told me to go to the county office to double check with them. The county office was able to verify it was a real request, and advised us to do as he said and show up at our scheduled time. We asked what the appointment was in regard to, and they said there was an "ongoing investigation" but "couldn't provide us any details." After a quick google search, we learned that we are likely being investigated for fraud.
I don't think we've done anything wrong, but it does seem like there are a lot of families this has happened to who have very similar stories to ours. For context, I live with my mom and sister, and my parents are separated. My dad lives locally, but my sister and I only live with our mom. The county has always been aware of our situation ever since our very first eligibility interview years ago, and know that my dad kicks down money every month for our house's mortgage since it's in both of my parents' names, among a few other basic living expenses for my sister and I. This isn't a legally bound alimony/child support thing, as they are not officially divorced for financial reasons and we are both 18+. He did recently enroll in MediCal, so maybe that has something to do with it, now that he's in their system or something they've flagged him? I'm really not sure.
Before I go in next week, I just really would like to know what to prepare for. I am an authorized representative on our account, and I will be attending this "appointment" with my mom (Do we even legally have to attend this? I don't know). I'm prepared for them to accuse us of something and to try and get us to sign documents unknowingly as it sounds like they often do. Is there anything else I need to know in regards to what rights I have, or does anyone know of any legal support services that might be able to help with this? I am determined not to go into this and admit guilt to something we didn't do or let them bully us and revoke our benefits if at all possible. My mom is freaking out thinking they're going to send her to jail or something and I just want to make sure I can handle as much of this as possible for her. Any help at all would be incrediby appreciated. Thanks!!

I(38M) was held in County Jail for 18 months (I couldn't afford bail) until I was proven innocent all on Hearsay back in 2013-14. I've spent years of therapy to cope and still have a hard time. Obviously a throw away. Back story, I got a divorce in 2010 and was awarded Primary Custody of My Son. Fast forward a year later and my ex wife stopped showing up for her weekend visitation for about 6 months, it devastated my son, she missed holidays, birthday. So at this time its 2012 and I file for sole custody because she still does not want to be in my sons life.
Once I was awarded sole custody, my ex wife made accusations about me to the police that I was in possession of numerous servers (described as racks and racks of servers worth) of the type of porn you don't want to be accused of having. A little pretext, in my state, Hearsay is admissible by law. You see, my ex wife promised the local police department a gold mine so massive that child services would have no choice to take my son away and return him to his mother. I was arrested at my place of work, and was booked into my local County Jail. The police tore my townhouse apart, took all my electronics (still have not gotten them back) and found nothing. By than, my ex wife was gone, she took a flight from the local international airport and went to El Salvador, where her lives, with my son. (My Ex wife is from the states). They held me for 30 days on "Fugitive of justice" charges while they tried to figure out what to do with me, and the case. I went to a bail hearing, and the judge set the bail based on the complaint of a treasure trove of very bad stuff, so bail was set at $200,000.
So I sat, and waited, and waited. 31 days in and the DA decided there going to go away and press charges and did not think it was odd they could not get ahold of my ex wife to go over her story again(my Public Defender told me this). First thing they did was tell me I was facing 250 years or I could sign a plea deal for 20 years. They asked me if I would take a polygraph after I declined there offer. Of course I accepted the offer to take a polygraph, I had nothing to hide. for the next year, YES, YEAR, I did not see my public defender or a court room. Than one day 18 months in, my public defender comes to see me and tells me they want me to take a polygraph right now, because a new DA reviewed my file. They took me to the basement of the jail, I took a polygraph, and the next day I was released at 3am with the clothes I came in with. AMA as its become therapeutic to talk about it now.

Continuing my series where I discuss one episode from each season.
Season #1: "Five Votes Down" Season #2: "Somebodys Going to Emergency Somebodys Going to Jail" Season #3: "Dead Irish Writers"
It is the weekend before the 1st Monday in October 2002 (we can date it because the episode culminates in the Red Mass) and both Josh (and Amy) are both worried that Senator Stackhouse will push POTUS too far to the left. Toby and C.J. are worried that Ritchie will "exceed expectations" and thus gain a political win from the upcoming debates. Charlie bonds with his "little brother" Anthony. Sam gets some news from California, Donna goes to a self-help guru, POTUS writes a speech, and Leo deals with a hostage crisis and wins an award.
Wow. Lotta stuff going on.

1. While the show is an ensemble and is multi-plotted, there is usually a "featured character" in each episode. I honestly, can't decide who has the "A" story here. I think it is probably Stackhouse. His speech at the end is great (the music in the background fits perfectly with it) and I love how it ties in with the story he told Josh.
   
2. I've been to a Red Mass and there is NO WAY a sitting President would be allowed to give a speech. In fact, the only time I have ever seen non-clergy give a speech in a Catholic church is at funerals (eulogies.)
   
3. I would be interested in hearing the speech though. The "80/20" rule, also called the "Pareto Principle," has always fascinated me. It essentially means 80% of the outcomes come from 20% of the consequences aka "the vital few." My father, who ran a small business, said that he followed the principle by trying to spend 80% of his time on (what he considered) his top 20% customers. When I was in the military, I was told that I would spend 80% of my time on what's nominally 20% of my job. Here is the Wikipedia article. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
   
4. In the beginning of the episode, Josh is temporarily distracted by the Mets blowing a game because their pitchers messed around and didn't "throw strikes." It isn't the same thing as the Mets, but I played in Little League games where we blew a lead because the pitcher tried to get fancy and didn't throw strikes.
   
5. Speaking of throwing strikes, I think that was the underlying theme of the episode. POTUS needs to stop being fancy and just throw it down the middle. He does this by putting it all on the line in one debate and taking questions on needle exchange.
   
6. It isn't explicit, but I think that part of "throwing strikes" would be to not make a big deal about Teddy Tomba. I honestly don't see how attacking someone like that would be good politics. As Donna says, Tomba is harmless and, since he doesn't appear to be political, attacking him would do more harm than good. I would imagine Democrats and independents like him and wouldn't appreciate being told they are stupid for liking him.
   
7. This is kind of the key episode for the season. Sam first hears about the election in Orange County, Leo gets an inkling that Qumar knows the U.S. was behind the assassination, POTUS implements his strategy to win the election, and Amy makes peace with Josh and POTUS (before later coming to work there.)
   
8. A few great quotes:
   

"I said I'd do it, Buckminster!"
Such a Wisconsin thing to say. My mother is from the Badger State and I can see her saying that.
"(Leo) is the most Jewish man any of us have ever met" "A thousand relatives in Scotland just rolled over in their graves."
Very charming back and forth.
"I'm not unsympathetic, but that is the problem right there. They're not his votes."
Dead-on Amy. That is why you're my West Wing crush. No politician is owed a single vote.
Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts.
What did you think of "The Red Mass?"

It's so unprofessional around here. Not to mention HCA, monopolies with poor service providers, and unfair taxation, just to start. All of the services are half ass, barely working. No real mental health care. We have a really high death rate in our jail. I had to call the state a few times to straighten out buncombe county tax trying to overtax, incorrect billing, etc. The chief of police position should have a revolving door. Stalkers have free rein. The police don't respond appropriately unless you're in a rich neighborhood. They ignored my older neighbor getting assaulted and bloodied by a young and obviously drunk woman, even with witnesses because there was no camera?? We all saw it. My ex took a job with the city. So far, they have sent him in circles, violated federal law for his type of work a few times and he just found out, the last 10 people they hired, didn't make it 2 weeks. Guys. What the hell.
Not even mentioning all the hit and runs/pedestrian deaths/murders but that's weird too. No one I know in other cities is dealing with all the little and big issues we have since COVID. What is happening in Asheville?

Aus2 Is a shithole now
I transferred from sat2 to Aus2 4-5 months ago due to relocation. In the beginning Aus2 was amazing the building is clean, security is chill, safety was chill, productivity was amazing we were doing great I was happy to have transferred and regretted not doing it sooner at the time the head of our building was Lee shit was great under Lee , problems here and there but nothing with production or working conditions.
Fast forward these past 2 months this past month it’s been the absolute worst. Aus2 is on a downward spiral fasttt. We recently got a new replacement for Lee and a lot of us thought somehow we’d get even better.
I was severely wrong, in the past 2 months the amount of associates who quit is crazy due to prison like working conditions. Several departments got rolled out with new management and pa’s begging the question where did the previous ones ago ? The revolving door of new mangers I’ve had 4 in these past 2 months 1 of them managed to give me 4 write ups in a week I was only able to stay because I made my case to my senior ops manger and he made them go away because there was no basis for any one was a write up for not pulling all 6 of my totes forward like what ?
Another was for “activity not working because I was putting on the “home fishing” game on the fc game screen , etc. pack has gone to shit the the amount of missing items and quality errors through the roof, Am care stays filled with people with foot pain due to the new safety shoe enforcement and the taking away of the shoe covers so that we can wear our personal shoes with the required safety features and Ams are being short staffed and left to suffer I’m currently trained in 8 departments but I know how to do 10 so I travel around the building a lot and from department to department of id recorded what they were like 2 months ago and go back and record now it would be the equivalent to taking a picture of a beautiful blooming sunflower in the sun outside to a brown dead flower with 2 pedals locked in a cage ..that’s everyone at Aus2 now and I fully blame the New Gm.
The Gm is running that place into the ground and what I love is that she’s allegedly all about safely but I’ve seen more people get hurt since her new rollout of safety improvements than I have at any Amazon I’ve worked at but I genuinely feel sorry for pack,pack single,stow, decant, ship dock , iss, especially pick , man going to pick feels like you’re walking through a county jail not a smile in the place and one of the Ams stays going from department to department recruiting people to go to pick and lying about what’s it’s like I won’t even lie every time I see her I discourage every single person she talks too and I let them know how pick really is and what’s it’s like lol I started to rant my bad guys but yeah Aus2 is shit now we either need a new gm or I recommend leaving while you can because several years ago when those tiktok videos started rumors about how terrible it is to work an amazon and how shitty we’re treated is becoming a reality and it’s sad to see because Aus2 was great keyword was..
As for the ongoing headphone/safety shoe issue I cannot stress this enough ..liability waivers is how we get rid of that nonsense. Those who want to wear AirPods/non safety shoes in order to be comfortable and productive on a 12 hour shift should have the option to sign liability waivers forfeiting the right to sue Amazon or hold them liable if anything happens as a result. Pretty simple.
Thanks for coming to my rant, if you made it this far, I apologize for the grammar and punctuation. #BringBackLee <-our old gm