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Paul Lathrop host of the Polite Society Podcast was arrested last February. He was accused of brandishing a firearm and making terroristic threats at a Nebraska truck stop. All charges were dropped earlier this week, but he went through a tremendous ordeal to get his name cleared because of an anti gun prosecutor, clearly with an agenda. Also, the police seem to be at least part of the problem.
Paul Lathrop is my friend. He drives a truck for a living. He was also instructing a student driver when this happened. Unfortunately, his accuser won the race to call 911 and Paul spent 5 days in jail for no good reason. After spending literally thousands of dollars and 6 months clearing his name, there is a huge lesson to be learned.
Paul lost the race to call 911.
It was a mistake because the irate driver later called police and claimed that Paul threatened him and “waved a silver revolver out the window of the truck”. Even though the truth is, he had a Glock and it never left his truck. But, the accuser, established himself as the victim, even though he wasn't. Security video showed otherwise. The testimony of Paul and his student matched the video. The state only dropped the charges after Paul spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring a lawyer and repeated trips out of state to work through our legal system. Paul’s lawyer had the truck stop video to exonerate Paul. But there are also other lessons, that he explains very clearly in the interview.
Now that Paul can talk publicly, I was the first to interview him, to tell his story. It's well worth the listen.
http://www.handgunworld.com/episode...l-lathrop-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time/
Paul Lathrop is my friend. He drives a truck for a living. He was also instructing a student driver when this happened. Unfortunately, his accuser won the race to call 911 and Paul spent 5 days in jail for no good reason. After spending literally thousands of dollars and 6 months clearing his name, there is a huge lesson to be learned.
Paul lost the race to call 911.
It was a mistake because the irate driver later called police and claimed that Paul threatened him and “waved a silver revolver out the window of the truck”. Even though the truth is, he had a Glock and it never left his truck. But, the accuser, established himself as the victim, even though he wasn't. Security video showed otherwise. The testimony of Paul and his student matched the video. The state only dropped the charges after Paul spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring a lawyer and repeated trips out of state to work through our legal system. Paul’s lawyer had the truck stop video to exonerate Paul. But there are also other lessons, that he explains very clearly in the interview.
Now that Paul can talk publicly, I was the first to interview him, to tell his story. It's well worth the listen.
http://www.handgunworld.com/episode...l-lathrop-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time/
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