I am 24. At the beginning of this year, I made a very valuable mistake by going into a grocery store and taking 25.00 worth of food. I bought some things, but took the things that I could not afford. I had no lawyer or defense, because I was scared and had never done anything like this, so I didn't know what to do. I've heard that based on the cost of the goods taken, the judge would be more lenient. Now I have a record for petty theft, I got 3 years of probation, and had to pay a fine of $310.00. I was cool with everything except the 3 years of probation. Now I can't get this sh!t expunged for another 2 years and 5 months. I'm 24 and can't stay at this sh!t job for $9.50 an hour and not afford college. I've had jobs my whole life and can't even apply at some temp agency due to having a misd. for petty theft. I don't want to sell myself short, but at this point, nobody will hire me and I can't afford school (financial aid turned me down). Should I strip for a minute? Need to eat.
2007-09-21 00:13:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Sorry to be mean but you deserve what you are getting. You're giving this pitiful story about how now you can't get anything done, can't get a good job, can't go to college. My question is were you doing any of this before you committed a crime? Or is it just now that you realized how important it is to obey the law? Just ride your time out, people do things everyday that's a crime or else we wouldn't have the jail system....and you have to pay to play. I know you said you took some things you couldn't afford...like what steaks? If you had only a certain amount of money to spend on groceries then you should have bought only the necessities and things that were cheap and easy to cook. Also their are plenty of organizations to help people that are struggling but you decided to take things in your own hands and got busted. Again sorry to be mean but their is no excuse for someone to commit a crime...no matter what. Good luck to you and hope you learned your lesson.
2007-09-21 00:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2015-09-23 18:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by Gigi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like you handled this yourself without a lawyer. That was a mistake. There are usually lots of alternatives to a theft conviction for a first offender and such a minor theft. If you did not have counsel, it may not be too late to have this conviction vacated for a better disposition. If you cannot afford counsel, you might try to speak to the public defender in the court where you were convicted.
2007-09-21 10:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋