For what?

Play the race card

Well, if it's not your fault then I don't think you should be worried, you've got a clean conscience. Just go ahead and tell the truth/what you know.
Of course it would help if we knew a little bit more than a few lapidary sentences, but if you don't feel like telling a bunch of strangers from the internet about private matters I think we can understand.

Who's this guy?

Geo.

Hire Phoenix Wright. He'll get you Not Guilty.

Seriously, though, ask around about your options when it comes to court, if you didn't do it, you should be fine. Keep us updated... and... you know... let us know what happened in the first place o.o;

Bail bond attorneys are easier to work with than, like, qualifed ones.

No. I did it. I'm guilty.

I meant to say it's not my fault we got caught. It was my dumbass friends' fault.

We all got caught drinking. They caught us in some playground. Two of my mates were on the floor and couldn't move.
I and my other friend, who drank the most, were still standing.
Cop saw us
yadadadada

Now we got a date.
Oh, and the floor dudes went to the hospital.

I'm pleading guilty. The charge, I believe, is udnerage consumption of alcohol. I was super-cooperative with the police, so that was nice.

What do you think they'll punish me with?

Community Service.

Sodomy

A caning is fine, too.

Hooray caning.

Dunno if id' prefer cleaning a higway or subjecting myself to several washings of Uncle Tom's Cabin-like whipping pain.

thayill casterate you*....or if you are chardge for reckless indangerment you will go to jail and then you will meet a big black guy named bubba and he will be come your new boyfriend or girlfriend.... my suggeston tell them your insane...

*not realy

Grillord, you forget the option of rape.

Think Pulp Fiction, only Bruce Willis ain't gonna bust in with a samurai sword and save your ass.

All this over underaged drinking?

They'll most likely try to make you feel really bad and that will pretty much be it. They might make you do some community service. Honestly, though, don't sweat it because you're still a minor and once you're 18 they wipe your criminal record.

I don't think underage drinking is a criminal act anyways.

Wow... when you said "neither are my fault" in the first post, I thought you meant "the crime was not my fault", not "the reason we were caught is not my fault"

I need to stop playing Phoenix Wright and watching court shows on TV, they make me view life too dramatically. *Deskslams and walks away*

I, on the other hand, just need to play Phoenix Wright. Period.

Amazing how hard it is to track down a copy once you're interested in it, ya know? Not counting Amazon, of course, which may end up being my only option.

Alrighty. I'll remember to bring my DS.

I heard I shouldn't over dress. My hair is shaggy, and my friends said I should cut it.
I've been reccomended to show up to court with short hair, suit-shirt, and suit-pants. no tie.

Above all, I hope they don't fine me. They can give me as much community service as they please, jail me, hang me, just don't fine me. I don't want my family to suffer because of my dumbassery.

They arrested you over that O_o;;

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

Then again, if your friends were reckless enough to get so mashed they needed to go to hospital, I guess it's a good thing you were caught. Ah well, there's no advice I can really give on that, since the punishment for underage drinking around here is usually confiscation of the booze at the highest end of the scale o.o

Wear blue, I learnt this from my drug councellor when I had to appear in court. Blue is a soothing color that makes you appear more innocent and competent and not at all like a lush. People get lighter sentences when they wear blue. Wear blue.

Also, the stuff Cycle said is mostly true. Be super apologetic and make sure they know that you know that you've ruined your life and the honor of your family by giving in to the vice of alcohol. The second part about your criminal record being wiped clean is partially true. No one can use what you do before the age of 18 (unless you are tried as an adult) against you for housing, loans, jobs, whatever. BUT, technically its still visible on your record in any of your future background checks.

That being said, unless you're like 12 or 13, no one really cares about MIP charges. You'll probably get 60 hours community services and between a $500-$1,000 fine. Drink in your home next time.

Or just don't drink until you're of legal age.

Or, just don't drink ever.

Whatever.

Great advice, Dirk. Can I borrow your DeLorean?

Astrid, I only got a black shirt and a white shirt. I guess I can try to borrow a blue shirt from someone. Should I get a lawyer? Or do I only get a lawyer if i go to trial?
Hell if I'm going to pay for one, but if I recall my study of the constitution, I should be able to land one for me. A friend said they can cut the sentance in half.

BTW if we stayed in my room, one or two of my friends might've been dead.
Shame.

The fact that my erratic behavior while on heavy painkillers two years back has led me to a phobia of all drugs from pot to alcohol to advil does not make me a.... whatever you just called me.

Believe it or not, there are people out there who don't drink. I'm one of them. It's not an easy type of person to be and folks like you don't make it any easier.

I'm not telling you you SHOULDN'T drink. Go ahead, I don't care. I know you will and I'd like to think that you'll do it responsibly. I was just pointing out that not drinking is a pretty good way to not get caught drinking.

drinking makes the world go round

We discussed this.
Since you're not up on your pop culture, "DeLorean" is the time traveling car from back to the future.

Yeah, we discussed it after I posted that. Never seen that movie, but I'm familiar with what the DeLorean is via hearsay. When I posted I thought you were using some convoluted way of calling me old-fashioned.

And I'm sorry, I know my advice is not particularly helpful now, a couple days after the fact, but it was kinda meant more as a response to Astrid's final sentence than as practical advice to you.

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yay, now I can confirm there are at least two of us in existence. heh.

That makes three of us, Dirk, Zero. Let's make a club!

Oh yeah, bummer you got caught and arrested for doing something illegal, Geo. Honesty really is the best policy in court, and hopefully things work out where it doesn't affect your family, as you hope.

But Terg you don't count since you can't drink or you'll go to Mormon hell =(

Also, the stuff Cycle said is mostly true. Be super apologetic and make sure they know that you know that you've ruined your life and the honor of your family by giving in to the vice of alcohol. The second part about your criminal record being wiped clean is partially true. No one can use what you do before the age of 18 (unless you are tried as an adult) against you for housing, loans, jobs, whatever. BUT, technically its still visible on your record in any of your future background checks.
If Geo is in Canada (he is, isn't he? I can't remember) then it will be a total wipe and anything he is convicted of as a juvenile will be invisible from anyone once he hits the age of majority. Clean slate.

No, I live in the land of the free and universal Justice.

It'll just be you infront of a judge most likely. No lawyers or jury.

That makes three of us, Dirk, Zero. Let's make a club!

I'll make that 4 if you want. Never really found huge amounts of sense in drinking alcohol, not to mention not liking the taste of traditional beverages I've tried (although I haven't tried any spirits for fairly simple reasons)

I've only had the occasional sip like 3 or 4 times ever (champagne 1 sip when I was like 13, wine a taste once or twice, and a few sips of vodka), and should really have more because it's supposed to be good for you if you drink in extreme moderation. I generally haven't had more because it doesn't taste so great, but it's infinitely better-tasting than coffee.

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I don't have any specific details in front of me, but I've heard it said before that any benefits you can get from drinking wine can just as easily be gotten from regular old grape juice.

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Yeessssss, get them all in one place, then the... re-education, can begin! Heheheehe....MWhahahahahaha....AAAHAAAAHAAAAAHAA!

**Holds a bottle of O'Doul's up to Crimmy**

BACK DEMON! BACK!

We can make increase the club's membership up to 5 now... I've had a sip here and a sip there, but never could get past that rubbing alcohol aftertaste... I'll try some more stuff in August when I turn legal, but I doubt I'll like it.

Besides, I'd rather waste money on video games that will entertain me for 30+ hours than blow it on a drink that will entertain me for ~2 hours and then leave me regretting it for the next day =(

Trust me, Boston, mang. You stop noticing the bad taste of alcohol after awhile and start realizing how delicious it is.

EDIT: Read this, it's some interesting stuff.

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* 1.1 Physiological effects of ethanol
o 1.1.1 Alcohol production in the body

# 2 Overall longevity
# 3 Heart and circulatory diseases
# 4 Stroke
# 5 Alcohol and cancer
# 6 Obesity
# 7 Brain development
# 8 Diseases of the liver
# 9 Gastritis and bacterial contamination
# 10 Alzheimer's disease
# 11 Pancreatitis
# 12 Cognition
# 13 Other diseases</i>

I am never ever ever ever drinking ever ever. o.o

Do we really have to talk about drinking again?

Hey, don't look at me.

My religion says not to touch the stuff.

*hugs his scrumpy*

Everything is good in moderation.

Now, why do people drink Budweiser? It is horse piss.

Now that all of us wayward forumers have been preached to regarding the affects of alcohol/how it is possible not to drink alcohol, can this thread get back on topic? The topic being "Will Geo be asked to bend over or instead will he clean up Coke cans on the side of a major highway near you?"

YAY N_n

We can discuss Alcohol consumption AND religion in the same topic ...

If only we could find a way to squeeze abortion, homosexuals, and President Bush into the topic...

OMG I think I just did

EDIT: Astrid snuck in and posted while I was typing =(

I'll see you on I-80, Astrid.

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When did we ever talk about drinking?

The majority of people saying wether they did or didn't drink, and then bat linked some research on health, to which SX responded.

Not at all my intended theme, but you can't help it.

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