$39 on eBay. Point is, the whole family is a mess. Dysfunction enough for all of them.
That is one point. I don't consider it the most significant point involved. A pissing contest over a trivial costing phone evolved into a day in jail, a $1,500.00 bond, a trial, and an abuse of police authority.
I may have no legitimate interest in objecting to the dysfunctionality of that family, but when law enforcement is deliberately misused to further a vendetta, *THAT* is something that needs to be corrected by official action.
The Father has been civilly and perhaps criminally injured, and the instigators need to be held accountable for it.
Momma's husband needs to be on the carpet (if not on trial) for abuse of power.