I received a Possession ticket about a week ago. Pulled into a gas station that never cards me and my roommate. Walked out with my beer and got into my car, then the undercover cop pulls in and sees my roommate with beer who is also underage and tails me for about a mile and pulls me over. Said he pulled me over b/c my roommate did not look 21 and sees my case in the back seat. The cop was pretty cool about it since I was underage, wrote me and my roommate a ticket and said I had two options: 1. Pay the ticket off but it counts as a misdeamnor($135); 2. Go to court and sign up for this class, complete the class(3 weeks), go back to court and get the charge dropped($235 not including lawyer fees). Any suggestions or ideas on what I should do.

9/10/2006 10:46:21 PM

dur, get it dropped - you don't want a misdeamenor on your record. Suck it up - this kinda crap is gay as shit, but it happens, do whatever you can to keep your record (short of infractions like speeding tickets, etc) clean - you don't want to ever have to admit to shit on your record later when you interview for jobs, etc. I had a fake ID for 3 years - was very lucky. Pick your stores wisely and your ID's wiser.

9/10/2006 10:52:42 PM

you're as fucked as a guy wearing a turban tomorrow

9/10/2006 10:52:58 PM

Money spent now will save you $texas later - I have had all my speeding tickets dropped, yes I know it's not the same thing, but to get this dropped for under 500 bucks will be a bargain, could end up NOT costing you a job after graduation.

9/10/2006 10:55:40 PM

um no need for a lawyer

when you go to court, talk to the ADA about doing the 90/96 program

please call campus legal services for more info, and they (being lawyers) will serve you better than TWW

9/10/2006 10:59:34 PM

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"Said he pulled me over b/c my roommate did not look 21 and sees my case in the back seat"

That's a bullshit reason. If you are of age, and someone in the car isn't they drill you on who the beer is for. It's ALWAYS just for who bought. They get mad at hell when they can't trip you up.

For you, of course they were cool about it. They got their jollies in writing you the ticket.

9/10/2006 11:08:53 PM

Yea, one of you ought to plead not guilty.

9/10/2006 11:14:07 PM

I thought both of hem were underage...

9/10/2006 11:15:52 PM

they were.

9/10/2006 11:16:47 PM

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"Walked out with my beer and got into my car, then the undercover cop pulls in and sees my roommate with beer who is also underage and tails me for about a mile and pulls me over"

Unless I too am drunk, I think both were underage, so technically, both should get a ticket and the store owner/clerk should get a citation for selling to an underage client.

already posted, sorry

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 11:18 PM. Reason : ;]

9/10/2006 11:18:04 PM

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"Said he pulled me over b/c my roommate did not look 21 and sees my case in the back seat."

It was always understood by me and my friends when we were under 21 that you put your alcohol in the trunk. Just the logical thing to do if you get pulled over for some BS and then an asshole cop wants to cause problems.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 11:31 PM. Reason : .]

9/10/2006 11:30:58 PM

I drive a SUV either way he would have seen it b/c I have no tent and he looked all around the car

9/10/2006 11:35:53 PM

ahle

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 11:47 PM. Reason : fdsf]

9/10/2006 11:47:08 PM

Take the class and never buy again from anywhere near campus, mission valley is a serious No No. Curious where you got nabbed.

9/10/2006 11:47:10 PM

Crown Gas Station intersection of Tryon and Lake Wheeler

9/10/2006 11:49:22 PM

if this were chit-chat, I'd embed this: http://swf.nevermoron.com/lolzelda.swf

as it stands, I'm a respectful d00d

9/10/2006 11:52:16 PM

Yea, that's not a hot spot, but certainly not off limits for those guys to lurk, and usually good gas prices there too. Did you have a fake ID, or just an expired one form a look a like, might want to check on that if the latter is the case. Did he charge you with possession only, or possession and the fake?? Pretty sure the class will get you out of both though, but the class is another hundo I think, but I don't think you need a lawyer for this.

9/10/2006 11:52:59 PM

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"Pulled into a gas station that never cards me and my roommate."

^ reading is fundamental

9/11/2006 12:11:28 AM

don't fucking drink when you are underage, dumbass. the law is there for a reason. i wish the cops would crack down on more stuff like that.

9/11/2006 12:14:03 AM

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"don't fucking drink when you are underage, dumbass."

Whoa there buddy... let's not get carried away...

9/11/2006 12:23:52 AM

^^fist yourself, faggot

YAY MORALITY POLICE!!!!!!

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 12:24 AM. Reason : a]

9/11/2006 12:24:43 AM

drinking laws are there for a reason. if you go against them, you deserve a punishment.

9/11/2006 12:31:52 AM

If you get caught... you deserve punishment.


You would be in the VAST minority (hey..it makes sense to me) if you didn't drink underage.

9/11/2006 12:33:37 AM

^^thanks, dad

what i mean to say is "the laws are not always just"

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 12:38 AM. Reason : a]

9/11/2006 12:37:05 AM

You could say that everyone who has ever jaywalked deserved punishment as well... but that would be stupid...

9/11/2006 12:38:08 AM

well they do. jaywalking laws are there for the safety of pedestrians and motorists. without laws, society would fail.

9/11/2006 12:41:40 AM

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"don't fucking drink when you are underage, dumbass. the law is there for a reason. i wish the cops would crack down on more stuff like that."

i love it when people get all high and mighty and act like they never drank before they were 21.

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"1. Pay the ticket off but it counts as a misdeamnor($135); 2. Go to court and sign up for this class, complete the class(3 weeks), go back to court and get the charge dropped($235 not including lawyer fees). Any suggestions or ideas on what I should do."

dont waste your time with a lawyer. i did that. all you have to do is go to your court date, plead guilty and take the class, then they will either have it dismissed or you can get it expunged. you'll pay court costs + 150 for the class. dont waste your money on a lawyer that is not needed.

9/11/2006 1:28:33 AM

^^ troll anyone? just dont' respond to Smath74 in this thread.

Go to court, do the program and be more careful in the future.

9/11/2006 3:58:28 AM

ahle

9/11/2006 4:04:34 AM

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"2. Go to court and sign up for this class, complete the class(3 weeks), go back to court and get the charge dropped($235 not including lawyer fees)."

you never know, you could be president of the US one day. you don't want this to come back and haunt you.

9/11/2006 6:45:43 AM

ah-le-as

9/11/2006 7:24:53 AM

This happened to me my freshman year.

Call NCSU legal services, go to court, ask for the 90/96 program, then get it expunged from your record (if it's your first misdemeanor offense).

Annoying as hell, but it's better to get it off your record

9/11/2006 7:25:27 AM

Nigga that's 5 to 10!

9/11/2006 7:35:27 AM

drinking ticket isn't shit.

whatever you do, do not get this expunged.

save expungment for something serious.

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 8:37 AM. Reason : .]

9/11/2006 8:37:28 AM

take class
save exqungement

9/11/2006 8:43:23 AM

(didn't read the thread)

i would think that the cop would have stopped you right in the parking lot, carded you, then used you as proof to go into the store and charge the store clerk for selling to underagers. that carries a hefty fine. then, once that was done, ticket you for buying alcohol underage.

two birds with one stone and such

9/11/2006 8:57:19 AM

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"drinking ticket isn't shit. whatever you do, do not get this expunged. save expungment for something serious. "

agreed. ive had several of them, and i was still able to get a job that has very tight background checks. don't get it immediately expunged...especially if theres a chance of you getting caught for something worse. you can get it expunged anytime, so wait until you've calmed down to use it.

9/11/2006 9:31:24 AM

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"you're as fucked as a guy wearing a turban tomorrow 9/10/2006"

ROFL
It's only good once a year, but I am saving it for '07.

9/11/2006 10:20:41 AM

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"i would think that the cop would have stopped you right in the parking lot, carded you, then used you as proof to go into the store and charge the store clerk for selling to underagers. that carries a hefty fine. then, once that was done, ticket you for buying alcohol underage. two birds with one stone and such"

if that happens they can't bust more kids - b/c it'll get out that cops are at that one location with people driving by and the such - of course this is a pre-tww tactic...

9/11/2006 10:58:14 AM

"drinking ticket isn't shit.

whatever you do, do not get this expunged.

save expungment for something serious."

thank god someone finally said this.

Seriously, a drinking ticket/alcohol possession will not stop you from getting a job. In fact, any workplace that will not give you a job because you got a drinking ticket in college probably isn't worth working for in the first place.

If you have $300 and you are seriously worried about your record, do it....but I'd save it for something else.

9/11/2006 11:43:58 AM

take class
save exqungement

9/11/2006 12:28:09 PM

its going to be more than $235 though

mine was court cost + class fee + expungment fee

was about $350 or so

9/11/2006 2:27:18 PM

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"drinking ticket isn't shit. whatever you do, do not get this expunged. save expungment for something serious."

agreed. this really isn't shit on your record. i wouldnt recommend getting it expunged, i was just giving the options. some people flip the fuck out like it's something serious but it really doesn't matter. i would just take the class and get it dropped. you're fine.

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"its going to be more than $235 though mine was court cost + class fee + expungment fee was about $350 or so"

damn. how much did you pay for the expungement fee?? i paid about 100 for court costs + 150 for the class. ~250 total

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 2:49 PM. Reason : more]

9/11/2006 2:47:42 PM

you should definitely get this taken care of. a lot of places won't hire you if you have a drinking violation.

9/11/2006 3:04:11 PM

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"drinking laws are there for a reason. if you go against them, you deserve a punishment."

i wouldn't even say the drinking laws and enforcement are even about morality these days. It is a way for the state to make money $$$$.

When you are underage and get caught you are paying the "premium" alcohol tax. The old people get the extra revenue they need. Not saying i agree w/ it but a lot of times underage drinkers are the ones that cause problems when they get drunk. By making it against the law policiticans appIease the mainstream public who gets pissed off at a lot of the ruckus caused by college aged kids partying and they make money.

I think the drinking age should be 18 and i disagree w/ the gestapo style enforcement the same way i h8 how state troopers get off when giving out a $125 "premium highway tax" speeding ticket for some avg joe driving 74 in a 65. Just playing devils advocate in the paragraph above.

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 3:09 PM. Reason : .]

9/11/2006 3:07:17 PM

YOU HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT DONT YOU?

9/11/2006 3:08:04 PM

yes i do

9/11/2006 3:09:25 PM

^^^

The only reason the drinking age being 21 make a difference is because people have practiced drinking for so long that by the time they turn 21 they do less stupid shit. If everyone actually waited until they were 21 they would do as much stupid shit.

9/11/2006 3:25:05 PM

ha ha I love Smath

9/11/2006 4:08:32 PM

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"you should definitely get this taken care of. a lot of places won't hire you if you have a drinking violation."

bullfuckingshit

9/11/2006 4:25:16 PM