r/AITAH • u/ShowerElectrical9342 • 4d ago

aitah for considerinf leaving my son in the county jail hospital over the weekend instead of paying $9,500.00 in bail? Advice Needed

My son hit a pregnant woman with his vehicle and broke his nose and has stitches on his lip.

He was arrested and is in the county jail hospital. He wouldn't tell me how badly injured the woman is, except that she might lose the baby.

He's a careless, distracted driver who has totalled 2 cars, which his bio dad immediately replaced with even better cars!

But now his bio dad is gone (heart attack) and I don't want to enable this dangerous driving problem.

I'm overwhelmed.

He has had accidents before, and has always been bailed out.

I'm trying to get a regular lawyer because now he says she might lose the baby and sue him.

He's 19.

But no one wants me to take the time to get a regular lawyer instead of this public defender who insists I must send the bail money NOW or my son will be in jail all weekend.

Honestly, I don't know. Maybe that would be good for him. Like a wakeup call.

He didn't mention alcohol, but why else would he he arrested for a car accident?

Help! I have to move fast!

AITAH for even thinking about letting him spend a weekend in jail?

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u/Level-Particular-455 4d ago

Are you sure you are not being scammed? The lawyer wants you to send him (the lawyer) bail money??? The lawyer reached out to you and said he was representing your son??? Did you speak to your son? Is there an arrest record?

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u/GuidedByPebbles 4d ago

Yeah, I'm wondering that too. Scammers tried this with my sister. Car accident, pregnant woman, needs the bail money immediately. (The scammers say their voice sounds a little different because of the broken nose.) OP: before you do anything, please make absolutely certain this does indeed involve your son.

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u/BONGS4U 3d ago

This is dead nuts what happens in Thelma the movie. It's a farce

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u/Level-Particular-455 3d ago

Makes sense I was thinking OP was being scammed not OP was writing a fake post.

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u/pharlik 3d ago

He's karma farming.

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u/Beagle001 3d ago

Yeah, this is a scam. My dad, got the same exact call. It's Very common.