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lokiju

Lifer
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Originally posted by: zanejohnson
Originally posted by: KLin
Originally posted by: aswedc
Originally posted by: chris7b
That is unfortunate, especially with a wife and kid. But, this could be a benficial experience for you turn your life around.
here comes the judgemental crowd :roll:

I don't think that was a judgemental statement. now if he had said "Boy that was pretty stupid to participate in a drug deal right in front of your place of employement.", then that could be construed as a judgemental statement.

it wasnt even a drug deal...

it's a guy that comes into my work to get computer work done all the time...

he just gave them to me, i dont even take them....thought my wife might like them.. he just handed them to me and said here try these out.. next thing i know there's an officer running towards us telling us to not move....searches us both...finds the pills...finds his prescription bottle with more of the same pills in it..

carted us off to jail....

he got distribution of a dangerous drug..i got posession of a dangerous drug.. there wasnt any money exchanged or anything..

Dude hire a lawyer and fight the hell out of it.

Pay lawyer fees the rest of your life if thats what it takes and stop doing that shyte now and forever.
 

Looney

Lifer
Jun 13, 2000
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Originally posted by: Kwaipie
Sounds like you made some bad choices, I hope this is a rewarding experience for you, there is life after incarceration.

Not much, especially in the US. I'm glad i'm in Canada and was able to get a pardon. Everything is completely hidden now. I've had RCMP checks (equivalent of FBI) and they couldn't pick up anything. I flew to the US, and had to go through secondary screening because i flew so much in such a short-term, they it raised a flag. After 2 hrs, they couldn't dig it up either (and believe me, if they did, there's no way in hell i would have been allowed into the US).

I talked with a recruiter for the Canadian Forces recently, and he said there isn't a problem getting into the military either (as an Infantry Officer no less). I could join the police force if i wanted to.

Even before my pardon, it's illegal for employers to ask whether you've been convicted on anything unless the job required a security clearance, or requires you to be bonded. I've applied for jobs before which asked this, and i just put 'no' on the form.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: aswedc
Originally posted by: chris7b
That is unfortunate, especially with a wife and kid. But, this could be a benficial experience for you turn your life around.
here comes the judgemental crowd :roll:
You spelled judgmental incorrectly.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: alien42
Originally posted by: Tangerines
Way to go. You have destroyed your life and the lives of your entire family. You knew the consequences, but apparently felt that oxycodone was more important than the livelihood of your wife and kid.

"addiction - the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma."
Damn, I guess I'm not really addicted to WoW.
 

BUTCH1

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Jul 15, 2000
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There are logical arguments here for the control of drugs as some will be addicted and
face a big uphill climb to get out of it. Most will be casual users just like alcohol, just
because you get blasted @ a Sunday barbecue doesn't mean you will be chugging vodka
the next morning. Truth is no one knows how he-she will react to alcohol or drugs until
they are exposed to them. I still favor rehab as to just lock away users has created an
enormous tax burden for the gov. Sure, they banned booze once but look what happened?
the biggest black market known to mankind. Look what's happening today, the "war" on
drugs has NOT stopped the flow at all, just like with booze the demand is too great and
the profits too big. Why not legalize and tax it with a % held for rehab for those that will
have problems, at least that would help more than jail time. I'd rather have my tax dollar
spent on longer sentences for violent crime not for draconian drug laws.