Arrested? Told you need to pay $40 to be released? That is simply not true.
For eleven years I took part in a scam that turns the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Part I, Article 33 of the New Hampshire Constitution into a money making racket.
When you are arrested for a crime or offense which is punishable in the adult system, the police have generally three options regarding your release.
1) Release you on a hand summons. (A ticket, telling you when to appear in court.)
2) Release you without any charges.
3) Contact a “Bail Commissioner” who will decide what your bail will be.
The third option typically is what happens most and if you have been through it you are most likely $40+ poorer for the experience. The thing is this: you legally do not have to pay and they still need to release you. Any threat to not release you is just that. An empty threat. In fact, you would be quite lucky if they followed through with such a threat …
