How? Because in order to smoke pot you have to possess it? I missed something.
I didn't resist or obstruct (destroy evidence). I did have priors, but I was not on probation. All of my priors were misdemeanors and stemmed from the same arrest. I got drunk when I was 18 and stole from Target. I ended up with a trespassing charge, petty theft, and under age drinking.
I don't know you or what you claim you see 5 days a week. Obviously you are trying to convince me you either are a cop or work in the court system some way. But this isn't just me and you chatting. I'm not trying to sell you on anything. You can tell me your the Queen of England.
What I posted are statistics. You claim you know more than me, which you very well may. But I don't know you. So I use stats to back my arguments. I'm not really trying to convince you of anything and honestly this has gone so far off track, I'd like to get back to topic.
I'm aware of that. My aunt is a judge who worked in the public defenders office for 20 years. I married into a family of lawyers. I know that has little to do with me and doesn't make me an attorney, but I'm not completely oblivious to how the system works.
First, don't try to pin me as someone you know. I don't appreciate it.
I don't blame anyone for what happened to me. I take full responsibility. I know what I did was illegal. I was arrested for smoking pot in a park. I didn't resist. I didn't destroy evidence or obstruct. I thought because the pot was all gone I could beat it. I plead not guilty against my lawyers recommendations because I was a dumb 19 year old know it all. Had I plead no contest I'd likely have gotten probation. But no, I wanted to beat the system. Dumb.
I was charged with possession, and convicted. I received a sentence of 6 months due to priors (non drug BTW, misdemeanor trespassing, petty theft, and underage drinking) which I served 3 months of with a year probation. I make no excuses so climb off you high horse ok.
I used my case as an example because YES PEOPLE DO GET ARRESTED FOR SMOKING (POSSESSION SINCE SEMANTICS ARE IMPORTANT) AND YES THEY ARE JAILED.
Okay. But this is a public forum and others will read this. So I add in the stats and let them make their own decisions.
And?