r/AITAH • u/ShowerElectrical9342 • 6d 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/ThoughtNecessary2385 6d ago
We don't know what happened she doesn't know what happened just because he totated 2 cars before doesn't mean he did it now
If she know that he is at foult dan she needs to let him learn his lesson
If she doesn't know and he is not at fault he is going to cut her of an than she can't blame anyone but her self