I'm sorry, but have you ever been to one? I have. It is an arcane movie-like entrapment.
So I check myself out. Great, they petition me. Now I spend the next Monday locked in the same holding cells they put the accused in before they appear before the court.
The hearing itself seemed like a total formality. Doped up on medications, without internet or phone to contact people, no 'real' legal representation, it was basically all for show. They did my case and five others in less than 5 minutes total.
The end result? A possible court order giving them permission to keep you locked up longer than was legally able beforehand.
It's not even worth attempting. You end up with less rights than you started with.
So I check myself out. Great, they petition me. Now I spend the next Monday locked in the same holding cells they put the accused in before they appear before the court.
The hearing itself seemed like a total formality. Doped up on medications, without internet or phone to contact people, no 'real' legal representation, it was basically all for show. They did my case and five others in less than 5 minutes total.
The end result? A possible court order giving them permission to keep you locked up longer than was legally able beforehand.
It's not even worth attempting. You end up with less rights than you started with.