Ok Agony Aunts! I need your advice on something 
After over a month of self-loathing, being withdrawn and feeling sorry for myself, I've finally come up with a plan for my future. Some of you probably already know that I'm mad about animals, but in case you didn't know, I'd like to see law changes put in place to reduce the amount of needless suffering that goes on in this world because authorities simply don't care.
An example of this is a woman in Texas by the name of Ashley Nicole Richards who was arrested for her actions in so-called "crush" videos. She avoided charges because the judge said that her actions were protected by the first amendment as "freedom of speech".
I'd like to be the person responsible for law changes that would see people who abuse, torture and mutilate animals have tougher penalties served such as longer prison terms and/or greater punishment such as guarded community service. I'd like to defend animal welfare charities, businesses and corporations in court and I'd also like to change the laws that ban certain breeds of dog (it's the owners fault, not the dogs fault they are vicious.)
I've come to the conclusion that I'd like to study law after I complete animal studies, but the hurdles I'm facing are a) money for fees and b) no high school education (I left school before exams at fifteen and also live in New South Wales which isn't as lenient as the USA. I'm also worried about not being smart enough or being able to keep up with the curriculum as I've got an incredibly short attention span. Plus all the big words used in law are a bit intimidating.
My old boss did tell me "for Gods sake, do something you enjoy, do something more challenging. You're bored here", and I think law will be sufficiently challenging!
Thoughts, ideas and any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
After over a month of self-loathing, being withdrawn and feeling sorry for myself, I've finally come up with a plan for my future. Some of you probably already know that I'm mad about animals, but in case you didn't know, I'd like to see law changes put in place to reduce the amount of needless suffering that goes on in this world because authorities simply don't care.
An example of this is a woman in Texas by the name of Ashley Nicole Richards who was arrested for her actions in so-called "crush" videos. She avoided charges because the judge said that her actions were protected by the first amendment as "freedom of speech".
I'd like to be the person responsible for law changes that would see people who abuse, torture and mutilate animals have tougher penalties served such as longer prison terms and/or greater punishment such as guarded community service. I'd like to defend animal welfare charities, businesses and corporations in court and I'd also like to change the laws that ban certain breeds of dog (it's the owners fault, not the dogs fault they are vicious.)
I've come to the conclusion that I'd like to study law after I complete animal studies, but the hurdles I'm facing are a) money for fees and b) no high school education (I left school before exams at fifteen and also live in New South Wales which isn't as lenient as the USA. I'm also worried about not being smart enough or being able to keep up with the curriculum as I've got an incredibly short attention span. Plus all the big words used in law are a bit intimidating.
My old boss did tell me "for Gods sake, do something you enjoy, do something more challenging. You're bored here", and I think law will be sufficiently challenging!
Thoughts, ideas and any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
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inkdpanda:
you can go into law after any schooling. vet school is tougher to get into than med school at least in the US. but if there is a GED where you are get that.
thefuckoffkid:
Be careful of getting international advice on this forum -- "law school" is a graduate program in the US, for example, which means you do it AFTER doing another degree. In Oz you do law as an undergraduate, usually combined with something else (arts or science or commerce or ...)