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Cubieman420
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Is this fair?
#4597917 - 08/30/05 02:27 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ok, so back in March I got my second MIP (Minor In Possession of alcohol), please spare me the "you are dumb, be more careful" remarks, both were very unlucky situations that could have happened to almost anybody. Anyways, I was sentenced last Friday by a judge that is notoriously hard on alcohol offensives due to the fact that her son was killed by a drunk driver. Tell me, is this justice.....?
-9 months probation (that's right, no pot for 9 FUCKING months)
-2 AA meetings a week for the entire 9 months
-3 drug/alcohol meetings a week for 6 weeks, "intensive outpatient therapy" 2 hours long each session.
-1 "Victims of alcohol" meeting per month
-300$ fine
And just in case you didn't know, probation officers can enter your residence at ANY time un-announced and search your place WITHOUT a warrant. So basically I have 0 rights, I can't do anything. And get this, I am not allowed to drink alcohol on probation, not even when I turn 21 in December, what the FUCK? And I am not allowed to associate with anyone with a criminal record. I do realize that I broke the law, but jesus fucking christ, fuck this bullshit. I am not a drug addict, I am not and alcoholic, I just don't need this SHIT. I am working and about to start going back to college, this is so horrible.
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So you were only 17 when you reg'ed in March of '02 ? BAN!
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: Dragonaut]
#4597985 - 08/30/05 03:22 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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When I got busted for MIP, it seemed pretty unfair. Luckily, this was my first offense for it.
- 12 months unsupervised probation.
- $300 fine.
- 48 hours of community service. (This was 48 hours in the southern, summer sun at a Landfill. One of the most horrible times I've ever had.)
Just for drinking a beer? Little rough...
But yea, your's is a hell of a lot worse than mine was.
Good luck with it all.
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badchad
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I find it interesting the way different cities/counties/towns etc. have different penalties.
When I was in college it was a $50 ticket each time. Show up to court and say: "I'm very sorry your honor" pay your money, do not pass "go" and move along.
Sounds like you guys got a pretty stiff sentence.
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Move to Europe.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: badchad]
#4598236 - 08/30/05 05:42 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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what you should have said to the judge:
"i do realize that I broke the law, but jesus fucking christ, fuck this bullshit. I am not a drug addict, I am not and alcoholic, I just don't need this SHIT. I am working and about to start going back to college, this is fucked up, fuck the law, fuck this court & fuck you, you fucking nazi bitch"
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: 40oz]
#4598242 - 08/30/05 05:48 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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with the "punishment" he got, he might as well of said that.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: 40oz]
#4598261 - 08/30/05 06:05 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm very sorry to hear that. I don't know what the hell I'd do for 9 months without any alcohol or illicit substances. Probably invest in OTC or the more natural psychedelics. And no, it's not fair. It's bullshit. If you had the money to afford a high priced lawyer, you would have not even been found guilty, or had to plead guilty.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: 40oz]
#4598354 - 08/30/05 07:36 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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fortyounces2freedom said: with the "punishment" he got, he might as well of said that.
*have
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My friend got out of going to AA meetings when he got arrested because they were all held in churches and preached many christian beliefs. So he brought up that fact to his probation officer and said he refused to go to an essentially christian program because of his beliefs and if they forced him he would file a lawsuit. He didn't have to go a single meeting. You might want to try that, it will at least make it a little more bearable. If they still require you to you could contact the ACLU and see if you have a solid case and could get a pro bono lawyer for some legal action.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: In(di)go]
#4598412 - 08/30/05 08:13 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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*dialect
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: Organic]
#4598418 - 08/30/05 08:20 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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damn southeners
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: Organic]
#4598419 - 08/30/05 08:22 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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Organic said: *dialect
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: 40oz]
#4598420 - 08/30/05 08:23 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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i am zee dialect nazi
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: In(di)go]
#4598426 - 08/30/05 08:27 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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FEAR!
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: 40oz]
#4598486 - 08/30/05 09:06 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: Cowgold]
#4598557 - 08/30/05 09:56 AM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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I got an underage consumption charge shortly after I turned 18. I don't know if that's the same thing as a MIP or not but all I had to do was pay court fees and go to one meeting where I watched a video about a guy binge drinking and killing himself. After that, I was done. No community service, probation, anything. Sorry to hear about your situation.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: Twister]
#4599387 - 08/30/05 03:00 PM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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Twister351 said: My friend got out of going to AA meetings when he got arrested because they were all held in churches and preached many christian beliefs. So he brought up that fact to his probation officer and said he refused to go to an essentially christian program because of his beliefs and if they forced him he would file a lawsuit. He didn't have to go a single meeting. You might want to try that, it will at least make it a little more bearable. If they still require you to you could contact the ACLU and see if you have a solid case and could get a pro bono lawyer for some legal action.
I was supposed to go to AA for my probation and got out by telling my PO I pissed everyone off at the first meeting by telling them that I don't believe in God and prayer, and saying How I don't want to quit drinking and it is a court ordered sentence that when fufilled will be rewarded with a bunch of cold Sammy Smiths and a big joint. I said I'm sorry but I don't lie to myself or to others, it would be a waste of time to myself and nonproductive to those who are there to better themselves voulantarily. It worked.
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Cubieman420
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So AA is also about jesus etc? This is new to me...
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first step is admitting you are an alcoholic i think third step is turning your life over to a higher power very offensive to atheists and those who don't believe in the idea of an interventionist god.
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No. It is about finding a "higher power". It is all a farce, really. It helps some people, though.
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Cubieman420
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Well, I do not believe in a god or any religion for that matter, this should be interesting.. Oh yea, and I also failed to mention my intensive outpatient therapy is going to cost $1,300.
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Re: Is this fair? [Re: muse_sick]
#4599617 - 08/30/05 03:57 PM (18 years, 6 months ago) |
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muse_sick said: first step is admitting you are an alcoholic i think third step is turning your life over to a higher power very offensive to atheists and those who don't believe in the idea of an interventionist god.
The 12 Suggested Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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blissedout
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1300 bucks?! WTF?!
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I didn't realize that most of the "twelve steps" had to do with religion.
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Yeah. My favorite part of it is this:Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps
Seriously. What the hell?
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Cubieman420
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That is so fucked, how can a COURT make you do something that preaches religion or a higher power?
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It's all about the money, man.
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