I commited a class D felony, which I plead guilty too. I was given 5 years probation, and no jail time. I have never been to jail for over 20 hours in my life. I work, and attend school.
My crime was displaying a knife at my neighbors house, he was not home but I stab at the side of his house. No one was hurt, but it could be argued it scared people, yes. I was intoxicated.
My reason for having a knife and yelling threats was because he had made his girlfriend scream in their yard the night before during one of their arguments. Added with the intoxication, I made one bad choice in my life that lasted less than 3 mins.
Ok, I have been to an inpatient alcohol rehab, and out patient treatment and classes as well.
Am I a crook? Am I a criminal? Am I never to be trusted for anything again?
Please be honest?
Thanks
2007-11-21 05:56:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's all in the case file, everything I said. The only difference is the neighbors claimed they were jogging the night before, and she got a "bug" in her hair, and that was why she was screaming.
They did admit she was screaming then night before. I heard him screaming at her to get inside. And she was screaming a couple nights before.
Yes, I should have just called police, but I had called many times before because they were playing their music until 4 am.
2007-11-21 06:10:39 · update #1
Good answers here, this is a painful topic. Esp since I am basically very timid about the idea of spending the rest of my life with a felony on my record.
2007-11-21 06:17:25 · update #2
You are no criminal. You had a problem with alcohol and you have paid your debt to society and got help.
Contact a lawyer about possible expunge.
Good luck and God bless.
2007-11-21 06:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I AM worried about you more than some others.
The vast majority of intoxicated people do not threaten other people with deadly weapons.
You have demonstrated that you have a propensity for violence, and lose control easily under the influence of alcohol. You are exactly the type that I expect to someday hurt someone while you are 'drunk' or some other excuse.
Go long enough without any relapse of alcohol abuse or ANY expressions of violent agression, and then maybe.
Right now I wouldn't trust you because you still sound like you're feeling as though you did little to worry about, and are more concerned with yourself than others.
Seriously - you threatend people with a knife! How do you expect society to react?? And here you are posting excuses, minimalizations, and justifications. 'She was screaming, they were playing lound music, I was drunk' blah blah blah.
THAT'S why you aren't trustworthy. Not so much for what you did, but for your attitude about it now. You just don't 'get it', and that tells me you're likely to do something like this or worse again. When you start taking this seriously, and take repsonsibility, is when you can be trusted again.
2007-11-21 06:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by lmn78744 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Consequences. That’s it, all you can do is make better decisions. Go on with your life, and do the best you can. Unfortunately, no matter your sentence, the incident sill occurred. That incident is just as much a part of you as the moment you were born. You can’t fault others for being hesitant to accept you. Viewing yourself as a victim will not help you, making changes and accepting life long consequences to your actions will help you. OWN IT.
2007-11-21 06:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ronnny321 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not consider you a risk or a criminal. I can't even believe that you got 5 years probation for what you did. You have obviously learned from your mistake. You handled your alcohol problems. You are going to school and working. Be proud!
2007-11-21 07:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by Vera C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, you are being honest. Just remain that way. You can't hold yourself down forever and ever though. Stop drinking and start convincing employers that you should be hired because you are better qualified than any of the thousands and thousands of criminal border crashers that will do your job for less pay than what you are asking.
2007-11-21 06:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you don't lie on your job applications you are fine. You didn't steal or kill or do drugs which is what they really care about. They don't want you stealing the info, or killing your boss or coming in messed up. But even if you did those things to, in most cases you can still get decent jobs and move on with your life.
2007-11-21 06:00:55 · answer #6 · answered by Nick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 11:09:16 · answer #7 · answered by brickman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe you are not a crook. But stop getting intoxicated. Get help.
2007-11-21 06:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by Judas Rabbit lol 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to be the honest one. If you think you only made one bad choice in your life, than I think you have poor judgment.
2007-11-21 06:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're fine. Join AA and keep yourself sober..don't beat yourself up about it. Everyone makes mistakes.
2007-11-21 06:00:11 · answer #10 · answered by colley411 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋