Dad also kept promising he’d do anything I asked as long as I didn’t take this to court. Aiden was different. He stood behind my parents, his face still showing resentment. He didn’t apologize. He showed no regret. He just wanted me to drop the lawsuit to protect his reputation so his practice wouldn’t be affected. I refused everything.
I closed the door and asked them to leave. Before I closed the door, Aiden yelled in my face. You’re destroying this family. Brady, just because of something small and you want to ruin everything? I looked at him coldly asking back, “Something small? You calling the cops to arrest my 7-year-old son is something small? You haven’t apologized.
You haven’t shown any regret for what you did. And now you’re standing here asking me to forgive you. Aiden couldn’t say anything else. He stood there, his face pale, then turned and walked away. My parents still tried to stay, trying to convince me, but I’d made my decision. This was necessary to get justice for my son. And I wouldn’t back down.
40 days later, the trial took place. Throughout those 40 days, my parents continued to stay in touch with me. They called, they texted, they came to the house, but I avoided them all. I didn’t answer the phone, didn’t read messages, and didn’t open the door when they came. I knew they were suffering.
I knew they were regretting it. But that regret came too late. Couldn’t erase what my son had to endure that day. During the civil trial that day, they looked at me, then at Jackson, their eyes full of regret. Mom cried throughout the entire trial. But I didn’t soften. I’d made my decision and I was going to see it through.
After nearly 3 hours of arguments and the presentation of evidence, the judge finally delivered the verdict. The two police officers were disciplined internally for violating protocol when working with a minor without a guardian present. Each had to pay $3,000 in compensation to my family. As for Aiden, he had to pay $10,000 in compensation for falsely accusing my son and calling the police for a situation he’d completely misunderstood.
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