Got "busted" with marijuana...

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Baked
Prepared to get expel from school. The good news is you and your butt buddies can smoke the bowl full time!

Trust him, he speaks from experience.

 

[finite automaton]

Originally posted by: kaZ8Teen
Why didn't you all just bail?

Because they didn't want to do the ONLY possible thing that could make them look more stupid at that point?

 

[mikelish]

weflyhigh also watch these videos http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2224347&enterthread=y

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: OdiN
No.

Seriously though they should toss him in jail for a bit.

The charge on the papers should just say "moron".

What a waste of taxpayer money.

How come very few people think like this?

Every time they throw a dude in jail because of something stupid that only harms himself, I have to help pay for it!

Who really gives a shit?

I would hope the charge disappears and you hear nothing about it..

The reality is that you will most likely have to show up in court to defend some trumped up charges. It was 1 gram? You'll get charged with like 9 pounds. One pipe? That's enough paraphenalia for 100 people. You were on campus? Sex offender! and the soccer moms that run our country rejoice..

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: astroidea
OK, so aside from your high security clearance aerospace IT job, how many other jobs that require a criminal background check would care if you were caught with a 10th of a gram during your college years?
Just wondering since you make it seem like if you don't want to work at wallyworld or a mcjob, you're gonna be majorly screwed with the 10th of a gram misdemeanor posession charge on your record.

Every company I've worked for high-tech, pharma, telecommunications have required background checks. These companies hire-out services that check references, perform criminal background checks, etc.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: OdiN
No.

Seriously though they should toss him in jail for a bit.

The charge on the papers should just say "moron".

What a waste of taxpayer money.

How come very few people think like this?

Every time they throw a dude in jail because of something stupid that only harms himself, I have to help pay for it!

Who really gives a shit?

I would hope the charge disappears and you hear nothing about it..

The reality is that you will most likely have to show up in court to defend some trumped up charges. It was 1 gram? You'll get charged with like 9 pounds. One pipe? That's enough paraphenalia for 100 people. You were on campus? Sex offender! and the soccer moms that run our country rejoice..

Okay then, don't waste taxpayer money.

Just cane the dude and turn him lose.

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

 

[meltdown75]

you'll be doin a lot of doobie rollin in a van down by the river

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: astroidea
OK, so aside from your high security clearance aerospace IT job, how many other jobs that require a criminal background check would care if you were caught with a 10th of a gram during your college years?
Just wondering since you make it seem like if you don't want to work at wallyworld or a mcjob, you're gonna be majorly screwed with the 10th of a gram misdemeanor posession charge on your record.

We run background checks on our employees because we have certain chemicals in our plant. Something like this would raise a red flag, and might get us in trouble with the DEA. This applies to anyone who might have access to our materials, including the unloading/shipping guys, plant workers, security, maintenance, and management.

Really, if you were an employer, and you had a choice between two candidates who were equal in every aspect except that one had a possession record, which would you pick? Even if you don't care about possession, you'd still probably think "what kind of dumbfvck gets CAUGHT?"

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: MichaelD



Jobs that require a criminal background check, obviously. Not all people on this board are 18 and work at WalMart. If you want to work in the Aerospace industry in IT, a background check is mandatory. And, depending on what you're working on, you may need a DoD security clearance of varying levels. GUARANTEED your drug arrest will come back to haunt you during that interview.

Look on the bright side- you could still be the President of the USA.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: brxndxn

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: OdiN
No.

Seriously though they should toss him in jail for a bit.

The charge on the papers should just say "moron".

What a waste of taxpayer money.

How come very few people think like this?

Every time they throw a dude in jail because of something stupid that only harms himself, I have to help pay for it!

Who really gives a shit?

I would hope the charge disappears and you hear nothing about it..

The reality is that you will most likely have to show up in court to defend some trumped up charges. It was 1 gram? You'll get charged with like 9 pounds. One pipe? That's enough paraphenalia for 100 people. You were on campus? Sex offender! and the soccer moms that run our country rejoice..

Okay then, don't waste taxpayer money.

Just cane the dude and turn him lose.

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

ah, so keep throwing people in jail, but them to good use?

I can halfway agree with you; but in the end, more people in jail that don't belong there will still be more expensive for everyone else.

plenty of state prisons already use prisoners for manual labor

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I stand by my original post. If he gets charged, he must (should) get a lawyer. Expungement is a possibility as is dismissal. But the odds of that happening in this day and age WITHOUT a lawyer is practically zero.

There have been several replies in this thread...words to the effect of "I got caught with all this pot and I got off completely." Well, you got lucky; not every is so lucky. I got caught with A JOINT, didn't pay any fine nor do any community service and the damn incident is still on my record.

Hasn't kept me from obtaining employment, thankfully. But it's a PITA having to explain it.

So, why don't you try having it removed from your record?

It depends what state you're in. I don't think NY is that tough on such a small amount of weed but then again, I haven't lived in NY in almost 20 years.

 

[antyler]

grow up and quit smoking pot. live life instead of running from it.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Baked
Prepared to get expel from school. The good news is you and your butt buddies can smoke the bowl full time!

Huh? You know he's in college, right?

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: weflyhigh
-snip-
I'm only posting on the internet to try to get some advice or something

First thing, calm down and don't panic. Your life is not over etc.

Before you can do anything else, you need to find out what you're charged with. Do that before getting a lawyer.

After you find out the charges, google for info. See what the penalty is and try to find out what they do for first-time offenders to. The penalty is usually a range. as a first timer, your's will likely be on the lower range.

Research the process for getting your record expunged.

After you know that stuff, you're in a better position to see if you need a lawyer; and if so, you're in a better position to deal with them.

Fern

 

[Farang]

http://norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4560

For the pot: misdemeanor, max sentence 30 days, max fine $500
For the pipe: misdemeanor, max sentence 1 years, max fine $2,500

Since it is your first offense,

Conditional release: The state allows conditional release or alternative or diversion sentencing for people facing their first prosecutions. Usually, conditional release lets a person opt for probation rather than trial. After successfully completing probation, the individual's criminal record does not reflect the charge.

Get a lawyer.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Of course, but only if I agree to its illegality silly

 

[PepePeru]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

the punishment must fit the crime.
throwing someone in a cell or doing 'hard labor' for something that affects a person for a few hours.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Weed shouldn't be illegal so no.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Hey there, speeder

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Weed shouldn't be illegal so no.

Doesn't matter if you don't think it should or shouldn't be. The fact is that it IS.

"***** shouldn't be illegal, so I can do it!" wont' fly in court.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: G Wizard

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

the punishment must fit the crime.
throwing someone in a cell or doing 'hard labor' for something that affects a person for a few hours.

That's fine. That part was more a commentary on the jails in general, not as a punishment for a minor drug offense.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Weed shouldn't be illegal so no.

Doesn't matter if you don't think it should or shouldn't be. The fact is that it IS.

"***** shouldn't be illegal, so I can do it!" wont' fly in court.

I know where this thread is going.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: OdiN

Also - it wouldn't cost so much money to jail someone if they didn't bother giving them TV and weight rooms and other bullshit. Toss them in a cell, leave them there. Give them basic nutrition. Make them do hard labor working on roads, building things for the state, etc. - turn their "waste of taxpayer money" into free labor for the state. No need to pay them anything. If they run, just shoot them. They will stop running.

Why would you punish someone just because they did something to themself? Oh my, he smoked/ate/drank something. If anything, they're minding their own business while you are not.

Should someone be punished for doing something illegal?

Hey there, speeder

I have gotten a couple tickets. I have paid the fine without bitching. Haven't had any in years though.