Everything was going so well....
...and now everything is complete shit...
I received a DUI on Wednesday for having a blood alcohol level of .09 ( the legal limit to drive is .08).
I feel like the biggest piece of trash.
A quick synapsis
(I guess this is a little more for me than anyone who may be reading this)
I worked 12-6, had school 6-8 & met my best friend & her boyfriend at the Buffet to play suffleboard. Another friend met us there. We shared 4 pitchers in 3 hours. I probably had 4 glasses. I am taking my best friend home & I am not in the least bit impaired.
And yes I know...drinking & driving kills people, it's never right & on & on & on. BUt I don't. When I was younger I used to be incredibly irresponsible. I realized that it is not worth the risk. I would never drive if I thought I was over the legal limit. And not bragging in the least bit, but when I do drink, I drink like a sailor & 4 beers in 3 hours is not exactly a night on the town.
Quick Conclusion:
Sitting at the stop sign on 9th & Euclid with my left turn signal on, my friend says "no...go straight." I turn off my signal, hesitate & go straight.
I second later...
"is that a beast man behind me?"
2 seconds later...a motorcop pulls me over on 9th & Tyndall.
And it doesn't even matter that he was sitting outside a bar waiting for people to leave...I wasn't nervous b/c I knew that I was of age and I was confident I would be below the limit.
Well.....no...1 hour later some friends of mine had to walk to my car to drive me home (a 2 minute drive).
At first I thought he was going to let me go
Halfway through I thought I was being taken to jail
In the end I would rather spend a week in jail if this could all just go away
In addition to everything on my plate
My father is a cop (& although we don't live together we are very close) I would die if he found out & he prob would to
Best case scenario I lose my liscence for 30 days
Worst case 90
I have to get fingerprinted & photographed like a criminal
I have a court date in a week where I will be treated like one
I will no longer have a clear driving record & this blemish will cost me god knows how much
I will be paying over 1000 dollars in fines
And this pit in my stomach will probably never leave me
But hey, at least no one got hurt...its not the end of the world
-thats what the cop said
This would be a lot easier to take if I was completely smashed risking lives. I just want the punnishment to fit the crime. I dont want to go down like this. If no one in my life had died before, this would be the worst thing that has ever happened to me.
This rant is too long...& it didn't help me feel any better. But I guess I shouldn't feel anybetter because I am a criminal & I want to kill people.
I will try & fight it. It can't hurt. THere are 2 things the cop did wrong so I have a chance. I might see if I can affort some legal advice. My best friends sister works for the sherriff's dept with my dad so maybe she can help me out.
But this is pretty much all me & I am not super jazzed about it.
...and now everything is complete shit...
I received a DUI on Wednesday for having a blood alcohol level of .09 ( the legal limit to drive is .08).
I feel like the biggest piece of trash.
A quick synapsis
(I guess this is a little more for me than anyone who may be reading this)
I worked 12-6, had school 6-8 & met my best friend & her boyfriend at the Buffet to play suffleboard. Another friend met us there. We shared 4 pitchers in 3 hours. I probably had 4 glasses. I am taking my best friend home & I am not in the least bit impaired.
And yes I know...drinking & driving kills people, it's never right & on & on & on. BUt I don't. When I was younger I used to be incredibly irresponsible. I realized that it is not worth the risk. I would never drive if I thought I was over the legal limit. And not bragging in the least bit, but when I do drink, I drink like a sailor & 4 beers in 3 hours is not exactly a night on the town.
Quick Conclusion:
Sitting at the stop sign on 9th & Euclid with my left turn signal on, my friend says "no...go straight." I turn off my signal, hesitate & go straight.
I second later...
"is that a beast man behind me?"
2 seconds later...a motorcop pulls me over on 9th & Tyndall.
And it doesn't even matter that he was sitting outside a bar waiting for people to leave...I wasn't nervous b/c I knew that I was of age and I was confident I would be below the limit.
Well.....no...1 hour later some friends of mine had to walk to my car to drive me home (a 2 minute drive).
At first I thought he was going to let me go
Halfway through I thought I was being taken to jail
In the end I would rather spend a week in jail if this could all just go away
In addition to everything on my plate
My father is a cop (& although we don't live together we are very close) I would die if he found out & he prob would to
Best case scenario I lose my liscence for 30 days
Worst case 90
I have to get fingerprinted & photographed like a criminal
I have a court date in a week where I will be treated like one
I will no longer have a clear driving record & this blemish will cost me god knows how much
I will be paying over 1000 dollars in fines
And this pit in my stomach will probably never leave me
But hey, at least no one got hurt...its not the end of the world
-thats what the cop said
This would be a lot easier to take if I was completely smashed risking lives. I just want the punnishment to fit the crime. I dont want to go down like this. If no one in my life had died before, this would be the worst thing that has ever happened to me.
This rant is too long...& it didn't help me feel any better. But I guess I shouldn't feel anybetter because I am a criminal & I want to kill people.
I will try & fight it. It can't hurt. THere are 2 things the cop did wrong so I have a chance. I might see if I can affort some legal advice. My best friends sister works for the sherriff's dept with my dad so maybe she can help me out.
But this is pretty much all me & I am not super jazzed about it.
ck:
ugh...that sucks. i'm sorry to hear about that.
suicidesic:
I think there isn't one person who hasn't done what you did....I know I've had like 4 beers in like a long time span and driven home no problem.....if I ever didn't think I was under the limit or impaired I never would have driven...I don't know, all of my friends have had DUI's except me but don't beat yourself up it's going to be hard but you'll be alright in the end...sorry it had to happen to someone who clearly wasn't in need of getting a citation for it bcuz I know there are a ton more people out there who are wasted and drive on 4th or euclid.