Although living in New Mexico has it’s upside, corruption and failure
in the judicial system are hard to ignore.
A recent example involved a local tattoo parlor and it’s proprietors. The two men charged in the attack on the owners of this tattoo parlor are politically connected and one of the brothers was even employed as a policeman at the time.
To make matters worse, the two brothers charged also have a brother currently running for sheriff. Just by chance, there was another police officer present getting a tattoo! The charges included battery, assault and criminal damage for the mess they made of the shop.
This week the judge through the case out due to “lost” evidence. Missing evidence included handwritten written statements, a photo lineup and a statement by the officer that happened to be getting a tattoo. Now all sorts of discrepancies are popping up. The State Police spokesman said they never received the evidence in the first place although several witnesses said they gave written statements. continue reading
In my great state of New Mexico, ATF agents posed as artists at a tattoo shop (along with an actual tattoo artist) to conduct a 9 month operation targeting such crimes as drugs and firearms. Patrons were given other options to pay for the tattoos besides cash. 
