Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

feralfantastic t1_jcbrptx wrote

Only thing I’m curious about is if the expungement order was certified or not. As in, a copy with a raised seal.

I had this nagging sensation when I first read this article that people in this person’s position would probably keep a certified copy on them, and if cops are going to treat certified copies as possible fakes, they need to be directly penalized with no qualified immunity.

He should win either way. If it was a certified copy, the officer should be personally liable as well.

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reidict t1_jcbhsiw wrote

I got in trouble for smoking weed in the dorms at Mizzou, they had me take some drunk driving education courses and do some community service to get it "expunged" from my record so that "it would be the same on your record as if it didn't happen". Well a few years back when I was applying to DoorDash I found out it very much still shows up and basically gets treated the same as if I had a DUI, seemingly. So based on my own negative experience and this story it feels that expungement just does not get taken seriously in Missouri, unfortunately.

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LeeOblivious OP t1_jcbf9fv wrote

Sadly I do not think it would have mattered in this case as his personal info would have already been taken by the officer for the accident and the firearm was in plain sight. So if he had not provided the expungement paperwork to her, he still would have been arrested. Him having provided it, just makes it that much more damming on the officer.

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matramepapi t1_jcbexq6 wrote

Hahah. “Finger farting” as we like to call it. One time we ordered like, 20 cases of this teriyaki flavored tofu. They actually sent us that many. (A lot of times, they will send us way less if we do accidentally order a ridiculous amount) so it was deep discounted for about a month. We managed to sell it all, though!

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matramepapi t1_jcbdjdy wrote

Yup. As somebody that works in a grocery store, it’s been known for somebody to try to order 2 cases of something (for example) but accidentally typed “22” in the form. Could have been distro from the company, too, when we have sale events our distributors will send us loads of stuff we didn’t even order because it is about to go on sale. Lots of possibilities. Over ordering is wayyyyyyy more common than people would think.

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LeeOblivious OP t1_jcbb6zf wrote

So apparently the local highway patrol office is not following court orders and sealing expunged convictions. They arrested a man for having a firearm after someone else rear-ended him, because they still had a record of his conviction (that was expunged in 2021). The incident happened in May of 2022.

It sounds like he has a strong case. He had the proof of expungement on him, and they just did not like it.

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