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Politics : Piffer Thread on Political Rantings and Ravings -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nemer who wrote (5223)	12/5/2001 2:46:33 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

My dad said the same thing to me and I had the opportunity to experience exactly what that meant. When I was 18 and enjoying a day at the beach, some friends came up and asked us if we'd watch their 6-pack while they went swimming. Sure, we said, and put a towel over it to protect it from the sun. Alcohol was illegal at the beach. Got arrested. Went through the whole embarrassment of being fingerprinted, mug shots, and body check. The booking area was in front of the drunk tank and the policewoman searched me in front of them - my back to the cell. I had a bathing suit on and she pulled the top down to check for contraband. I thought I would die from mortification. I was then put in a jail cell in the woman's section where a couple of "ladies" were staying, who let me know what the rules were. I had to "share" everything I had - cigarettes, money, food, etc., or there would be trouble. Another friend who saw me get arrested, called my folks. They let me stay in jail for 12 hours and then came down and bailed me out. Bail was $25 and my father demanded the money from me as soon as I got in the car. Things were a little tense in the car. Not another thing was said to me. Then the summons came for my court appearance. I asked my dad what I should do because I didn't feel I was guilty. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Not my problem. You figure it out." A day later, he did explain to me that if I wanted to fight it, I could hire a lawyer but I would have to pay for it and the lawyer would probably cost more than the $25 bail that I would forfeit by pleading guilty. I never, never, ever got into trouble again - at least where the cops were involved. It was a good lesson.