Plight for Justice...
For 3 1/2 years I have sought
to obtain a sense of justice regarding my
son’s tragic and unnecessary death. After
confirming the California Highway Patrol did
not properly investigate my son’s death, I
was compelled to do my own investigation.
I obtained a copy of the Collision
Investigation Manual that is used by the
California Highway Patrol. I investigated my
son’s death, using the CHP manual, and
followed its provisions closely. After
determining that members of the Lake County,
California Highway Patrol failed to follow
the provisions of their own manual, I began
filing complaints through the internal
affairs division. After filing my fourth and
final complaint, I requested the hearing be
in Sacramento, so I could state my case in
person.
The officials in Sacramento were
indignant; claiming to have found no reason
to believe the report was inaccurate. What
is the point of having an internal affairs
office, if they willfully refuse to take
action when misconduct is evident, and
proven by hard-core facts? After being
denied justice by the California Highway
Patrol, I went on a mission to expose this
injustice through other means.
Over the last 2 1/2 years I have
contacted MADD, written letters to Judges,
sent e-mails to supervisors in the Lake
County District, I've e-mailed the Governor,
I've contacted and written letters to the
Sheriff's office, the District Attorney,
Child Protective Services in Lake County,
and even in Santa Rosa, California. I sent
numerous e-mails to Montel Williams, Maury
Povich, Oprah, Dr. Phil, John Walsh, and I
even contacted Jerry Springer. Jerry
Springer was the only one to respond to me,
to tell me that my story did not fit his
subject matter.
I have contacted every Child Advocacy web
site that I could find on the Internet. I've
taken my case to many different newspapers
and news agencies, in an attempt to expose
this injustice, to no avail. I even
contacted the FBI in Santa Rosa. I've called
over 50 attorneys in the northern California
area, all the way from San Jose to Eureka,
and no attorney was willing to take on a
case against the California Highway Patrol,
without a huge retainer. I was even told by
one attorney, that truth and justice doesn't
matter… unless there's a large sum of money
involved!
My failures thus far have only deepened
my resolve to continue my plight for justice
for my innocent son, who was clearly a
victim of criminal child endangerment. It is
also my belief, based on hard-core evidence
that I have gathered, that the collision
that took my sons life, is the subject of a
cover up by members of the Lake County
California Highway Patrol. That is why I
started this web site, and that is why I
started the Tyler James Foundation.
Read
the Foundation Goals
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