Have you ever been arrested?

[Armistead]

Care to come clean, share your experience?


I've been arrested 3 times as I recall.

Once in Myrtle Beach for being drunk in public. Dismissed.

Once during my first divorce. I moved out without anything. I guess a few months passed, she told me door was unlocked, I could go get my clothes and things we agreed on. I drove an hour there, door was locked, called her, she changed her mind. I knew she was gone that weekend, so got a truck and friend, went back and got through a window and moved all my crap out. Two days later at work, cops came and arrested me. Damn house was still in my name........errrrr

Then got arrested for a bar fight, lawyer got charges dismissed.

A few years ago, I went to visit Wern and he threw my entire family in jail.
Not sure if charges were dropped.

[Jimbuna]

Can't say I have but I've been involved in a fair few.

[Schroeder]

Nope. Never had any issues with the police.

[Garion]

Nope, but like Jim I too have been involved in a fair few.

Cheers

Gary

[Takeda Shingen]

No, I've never been arrested. In fact, I've never even had as much as a speeding ticket.

This thread should be interesting. My intuition going in is that, if anything, we'll see a few more brawl-related legal entanglements given the number of hot heads on the boards.

[AVGWarhawk]

Yep, once. Tipped to many and drove a car. DUI. Judgment, BPJ. Speeding tickets? Yep, many. Was ordered to a driving refresher class after obtaining 6 points.

No, I've never been arrested. In fact, I've never even had as much as a speeding ticket.

Never had a speeding ticket, or a parking ticket. However
Six times.
1 murder, 3 assault, 1 suspicion of possession, 1 drunk in charge...of a pushbike.
Of them all just 2 of the ABH ended with actual charges being laid, cleared both times.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Must've been '97? Was in a pub for Sunday lunch with my then-girlfriend and her family when in came her mum's cousin and her family - they didn't get along (I've no idea why?). Girlfriend's mum went to the loo, as did her cousin and two minutes later there is screaming and shouting with girly punches and hair flying all over. We all rushed through, they all rushed through, fracas ensued, police called, arrested.

All charges later dropped as someone saw good sense that it was six of one and half a dozen of the other.

I'm not a violent person but I did, however, drop their keys to their brand new Toyota in a toilet cistern after they fell on the floor.


*I need to get Tribesman drunk and hear these stories!

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Armistead

A few years ago, I went to visit Wern and he threw my entire family in jail.
Not sure if charges were dropped.

You guys are still in there? Lemme run and get the keys. It was just a joke, I swear!

Anyway, I've never been arrested. My only traffic citation came within 2 weeks of me first getting my driver's license but that stopped showing up on my record over 25 years ago. I have many former friends whom I grew up with in my neighborhood or went to school with, who have done hard time for murder, armed robbery, drug dealing, etc.. I also have former friends and family members who have died as victims of crime in Paterson.

[Ducimus]

I have come close to being arrested through no fault of my own. My emotionally unstable, substance abusing ex-girlfriend was lying to the police, and I nearly paid the price for it.

Aside from that, I have never seen the inside of a police car, police station, or court room. I have had some minor "offenses" if you want to call them that.

- I had one speeding ticket in Mississippi in 1993,

- one parking ticket in California sometime in 2001 through 2003, i dont remember exactly.

- The worst that has ever happened was around the same time period. I had my car impounded once for parking it on a public street with expired tags. That was a joy to fix. Having to get a ride from a roommate, wait in a 3 hour line at the DMV to get a moving permit, and pay another 300 dollars to get my car out of impound.

As laws, rules, and regulations go, I've always lived my life on the straight and narrow. For me, risky behavior and "lawbreaking" is driving 85 in a 75 MPH zone. I usually do just 5 over.

[mookiemookie]

Yes. In college I had some drinks, did the responsible thing and walked home. While laying in bed I realized I had parked my car in a spot I was going to get a ticket in, so I got up to move the car. Cop said I rolled through the stop sign, and hauled me in.

$600 fine and defensive driving class and case was dismissed. Of course this was years ago, so I'm sure the penalties would be much different now.

[nikimcbee]

No, but I've had a couple brushes with the law in Idaho. That's as close as I want to get.

[Sailor Steve]

No.

[Armistead]

The funniest police involvement I ever say was at my friends wedding. His father had given him a new car as a wedding gift. The brides family were known to be terrible decorating the wedding car, even destroying them. So much so when her brother got married, he kept his new Trans-Am locked in a garage, but they found it and went to town.

My friends father told them no paint, fish, damages, etc. One family guarding the car, the other plotting. It finally got nasty when they tried to mess with the car and a fight broke out, which led to many. The police came and arrested several.

It's something that should be on youtube, but long ago.

I came close once after kicking a policeman's helmet - and no, he wasn't wearing it at the time...