What a year it has been! I hope any of you reading this had a good year, the whole year. For me, the last half of 2004 was bad along with the first eight months of 2005. You'll notice that I talked about getting over obstacles earlier. That relates to all the shit I had gone through last year and this year. At least I learned new things through these rough experiences. For example: My best friend used to live with me and we were always around each other for 24/7, but that caused us to fight a lot and over the stupidest things. Now that she doesn't live with me anymore and we only see each other once in a while, we don't fight anymore and surprisingly we're still friends. What I learned from that is: no matter how much you like the person you hang out with, always have some time away from them, otherwise being around that person too much will build up so much tension that one day both of you will snap. I also learned what it will be like to have a roommate.
I also had a legal matter to deal with. I was accused of a crime I did not commit. A "So-Called Friend" had set me up. I really learned a lot from that incident, one: when you are being questioned by detectives and you have no idea what the hell you are accused of, "KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!" because your right to remain silent also applies when being questioned. I screwed up my case by acting all scared when the detective was questioning me (actually he was intimidating and bullying me.) Two: don't ask your friends what to do, that was my second mistake. My friend gave me a story to tell to the detective to prevent me from being a snitch to one of our so-called friends. I still didn't know what I was being charged with. Three: besides keeping your mouth shut right from the start, ask what you are being charged with and get a lawyer. Anyways; I had this legal matter cleared and I am moving foward.
I'm not trying to tell my life story here, I'm hoping that this will help anyone in the future if an incident like this were to ever happen to them. This is only some advice I have, you can take it or leave it, also someone else probably has advice better than mine.
Sorry if this post looks depressing, I meant to write some lighter stuff. I'll start another one.
1 comment:
You learned that the hard way, huh?
Um, I've never had any real trouble with the law, that is, I've never been arrested for anything, I've never even had a speeding ticket.
But here is what I know, what I have been taught by my ex and people in my neighborhood:
( I really wish I could have talked to you ahead of time about this)
If you get pulled over or arrested for any reason, anywhere,
Shut the hell up and don't say anything!!! Not a word, except " I think it would probably be best if I talked to a lawyer"
THATS IT!!!!Be polite and compliant, but verbally firm and quiet. You want a lawyer.
My ex new exactly what kind of baby
crying-innocent girlie I am, and that if I ever got in trouble for any reason, I would do the same thing you did. So he drilled that into my head years ago. That and my other hoodlum friends. All say the same thing.
Even if your inclination is to blab
and explain everything, don't.
The cops can't negotiate a deal for you anyway, it's the DA and judges,
the cops can only say whether or not you were cooperative. It's crap, the lies they will tell to get you to spew forth.
Oooh I get riled about this! Because this is all true! You learned the hard way. :(
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