yea hey i live in florida and a good friend of mine back home in california whose 17 is into pills and speed ive tried everything to help her and i have decided to report her so the state will force her to get help, please dont try to talk me out of it coz i need to do this i just dont know how i would go about doing this. i will choose a best answer. by the way she lives with her boyfriend who is over 18 and shes 17 so i dont think i can open a cps case since she doesnt live with her mother.
2007-05-13 05:58:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
since you live so far away from her, I doubt you will be friends much longer even if you didn't report her. move on with your life and let her live her's, she has chosen a life style that you or anyone else can change. move on.
2007-05-13 12:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by silver lining 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While you might think you are doing the right thing by reporting her, let me tell you, it is a well established fact that most narcotics are as easy to acquire in jail as they are on the streets. By having her arrested, you will destroy her future, including her ability to get a job, financial aid for school, housing or many forms of goverment assistance to improve her life. The court system is all about money, she will be just another dollar sign that finances an out of control system. I can promise you that she will come out a lot worse than she went in, and she will come out with a grudge, and a much more destroyed individual than she is now. With mandatory sentencing laws, she could really get quite a few years inside if she is caught with more that the minimum amount.
I thought I was getting my ex help when I called on him, instead, he is paying thousands of dollars for treament that is a huge joke, and more fees and fines and garbage that only helps the system that it props up, nothing helped him and he still uses and doesnt care if he goes to jail because he can get drugs in jail and he doesnt have to pay the fees when he is inside.
Where is her family? Why arent they involved? Is that an option for getting help for her? How about an intervention? Arrest is the worst thing that could happen to her, especially in California where all the facilities are overcrowded. You could get her hurt or killed.
2007-05-13 15:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by jennifer g 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are doing the right thing because I can tell you care about her.
Call the police department in her city or county in California and ask if there is an anonymous drug tip-off telephone number. If so, report your friend via the telephone number. If the city or county does not have a telephone number, then report your suspicions to the police by calling the non-emergency telephone number in her city or county.
Good luck!
2007-05-13 13:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by Todd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I am fairly certain you dont want her arrested soooooooooooo, i would suggest you call a county/city agency (look in the phone book for an appropriate agency within that government) and ask them for guidance. I am sure you will be able to obtain assistance somewhere in there.
2007-05-13 13:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by RETIRED 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Contact the county sheriff's department in the county she resides in. You can find it with a simple web search. You may also want to web search intervention options in the county in which she resides. Good luck.
2007-05-13 16:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by bbasingal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're not her friend. You should try to help her , but not by reporting her. Do you know that if you report her she may end up in jail? Do you think anyone will help her in jail? of course not !!!!
2007-05-13 14:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by Richard 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you should try to stage an intervention before trying to get her arrested. This way you're helping her, not hurting her.
2007-05-13 21:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Call the police and let the cops deal with it. It's all you can do really!
2007-05-13 14:12:58 · answer #8 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Statistically speaking, it's probably too late to help her.
2007-05-13 16:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋