I was arrested Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Yep i was arrested for reckless driving. This was a couple of weeks ago. Some guy pulled out right in front of me and i used the center left turn lane to pass around him. Cop saw me coming around the guy and made a U-ey and I instantly pulled over in my works parking lot (i was going back to work anyways) and he asks me why I was in a rush and I told him that guy pulled out infront of me and so I went around him. He then asked me to step out of my car cuz i was under arrest for reckless. I didnt put up a fight but WOW TALK ABOUT EMBARASSING since it was infront of my work. He puts me in the back of the car searches my car and asks why theres alcohol in the backseat. I said the minature bottle was from a mariners game a month ago - which is true. it was unopened. Then he told me that "come to think of it, you do smell like alcohol. Have you been drinking" I was actually quite offended by the remark but told him I hadnt and I was willing to take a breathalizer. He told me it wouldnt be neccesary. He then told me if I cooperated he'd just cite me there. So I did the whole time but I guess he changed his mind cuz when he returned to the car he started to drive away. I asked if I could tell my work since this happened on the backside and they probably didnt see me but he said I could call htem after I was ffingerprinted. Which would be after my work was closed anyways.

So were driving to the station and he takes me in and they had no where to put me. All the holding cells were filled. They talked about putting me in the bathroom till they realized they had someone in there being held. So they put two guys togehter in a cell then put me in one (alone). I stayed quiet. The lady who was doing my fingerprinting and pics was really nice but the cop told her to take her time with me. So I finally got out about 2 hours later or so and I walked 3 miles back to my work. I didnt want a ride from anyone cuz I was upset with myself. So my parents were upset but more upset with the cop for A. Handcuffing their little girl B. accusing me of smelling of Alcohol and C. Giving me such a harsh ticket.

Well im dealing with one of the best lawyers now - 2500 bucks but well worth it in the end I think. Parents luckily put up the money for it cuz I dont have 2500 bucks to pay upfront. So im in the process of dealing with that and paying them back.

Im not mad at the cop - yeah I shouldnt have downshifted and went around the guy but I have a fear of braking hard ever since I had to do that once and my brakes went out.


Note - no comments needed of how I deserved the ticket - im not putting up a fight over it but the 2 lawyers ive talked to even said it was pretty harsh and they usually wouldnt give reckless for that.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Bigmeanbulldog, time for a vacation - the stress appears to be getting to you.

I believe you are right Jay. I'm going to leave it on this one. I've been having some problems lately. Just so everyone knows, I am a genius, but I'm one of those eccentric geniuses with psychotic episodes. I’ve been on a rapid cycle with my Bipolar and I’m going a little nuts. I’m just trying not to attack someone, so arguing on the internet is a safe way to get out my F bombs with few adverse affects.

[confucious]

Bigmeanbulldog, time for a vacation - the stress appears to be getting to you.

I’ve been on a rapid cycle with my Bipolar and I’m going a little nuts.

THAT explains why you deal with the police. NO MORE MED HOLIDAYS FOR YOU!

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Bigmeanbulldog, time for a vacation - the stress appears to be getting to you.

I’ve been on a rapid cycle with my Bipolar and I’m going a little nuts.

THAT explains why you deal with the police. NO MORE MED HOLIDAYS FOR YOU!

It's lack of meds that causes my erratic behavior.

[confucious]

Bigmeanbulldog, time for a vacation - the stress appears to be getting to you.

I’ve been on a rapid cycle with my Bipolar and I’m going a little nuts.

THAT explains why you deal with the police. NO MORE MED HOLIDAYS FOR YOU!

It's lack of meds that causes my erratic behavior.

Med holiday = a holiday away from your meds. Its what psycho people do and then the big bad meany police have to come and take them away to the hospital where they get to have a fun little stay.

[ZacMan1987]

Bigmeanbulldog, time for a vacation - the stress appears to be getting to you.

I’ve been on a rapid cycle with my Bipolar and I’m going a little nuts.

THAT explains why you deal with the police. NO MORE MED HOLIDAYS FOR YOU!

It's lack of meds that causes my erratic behavior.

Med holiday = a holiday away from your meds. Its what psycho people do and then the big bad meany police have to come and take them away to the hospital where they get to have a fun little stay.

That was a real dick thing to say from somebody who is obviously ignorant about a lot of ****. Since you obviously don't know, let me tell you what it's like to live with a bipolar family member.

First, there's the "coming out" episode. For our family, it started with the 4 hour dissappearance of my (then) 19 year old sister.

When we finally found her, she was incoherant in all ways, aggressive, and extremely delusional. This continued for 4 days as we attempted (without success) to get her into the overflowing mental health system. Nobody would see her because they were already overflowing.

Well, after about 4 days of physcosis, things came to a head when she jumped out a window at 4 AM and was arrested for disorderly conduct, booked, and jailed, all as my 50 year-od mother watched sobbing incoherantly, feeling completely responsible because this kind of thing is genetic, and it came from her side of the family.

I, being 17 at the time, was my sister's best friend and the only one she trusted. I rode to the police station in the back of the car with her, was escorted into the basement with her, and was the last one to see her before she dissappeared into the holding cells.

That was 3 years ago. Now, she has been stabilized with heavy medication. That's just great too. She no longer has energy, she is dissastisfied with her body image because of how much the meds slow her metabolism down, she no longer has the clearness of thought to have in-depth discussions about much of anything. She does OK in school, being a Journalism major, and spends all of her spare time devoted to her 2 horses. This is another side affect of the "coming out episode." She retains a pseudo-deusion that nobody but her can be trusted to take care of them.

I could go on for days about the little ways that she has changed and will never be the same, but this is so long already that most people will probably skip right over it, so I'll conclude with this thought.

Watch your mouth ****-stain. You haven't the foggiest what the hell you're talking about.

And yeah. This thread is out of hand.

[confucious]

again, if you read the whole thread it wasn't meant as offensive. its something that happens.

and also, i DO have a better idea than you think. i don't have to defend myself against you.

my guess is you were born in 1987, which makes you what, 18-19?

do realize you are talking to someone with YEARS under their belt of dealing with people like this.

you name it, i've seen it. guess who gets the aftermath? me.

if you want to call someone out, i suggest you try someone else.

also

When we finally found her, she was incoherant in all ways, aggressive, and extremely delusional. This continued for 4 days as we attempted (without success) to get her into the overflowing mental health system. Nobody would see her because they were already overflowing.

I don't know how things are in TN but we have what is known as a "chapter 51" where if someone is a harm to themselves or others they are FORCED by the police to go to the hospital. if they are unable to care for themselves we have a "chapter 55" which is basically the same thing, a 72 hour hold at a hospital. i am sure your laws have something very much alike that.

This post has been edited by confucious: Oct 11, 2006 - 5:22 PM

[ZacMan1987]

again, if you read the whole thread it wasn't meant as offensive. its something that happens.

and also, i DO have a better idea than you think. i don't have to defend myself against you.

my guess is you were born in 1987, which makes you what, 18-19?

do realize you are talking to someone with YEARS under their belt of dealing with people like this.

you name it, i've seen it. guess who gets the aftermath? me.

if you want to call someone out, i suggest you try someone else.

also

When we finally found her, she was incoherant in all ways, aggressive, and extremely delusional. This continued for 4 days as we attempted (without success) to get her into the overflowing mental health system. Nobody would see her because they were already overflowing.

I don't know how things are in TN but we have what is known as a "chapter 51" where if someone is a harm to themselves or others they are FORCED by the police to go to the hospital. if they are unable to care for themselves we have a "chapter 55" which is basically the same thing, a 72 hour hold at a hospital. i am sure your laws have something very much alike that.

Years of dealing with people?

Having just graduated college with a Chemical Engineering degree? What am I missing here? How exactly does that make you an expert on mental health?

Oh wait. You're a keyboard warrior. That makes you an expert on everything.


To quote YOU. If you had read the whole thread, maybe you would have figured out that it was not until the cops were called that she was determined to be a danger to herself or others.

Now, feel free to go ahead and tell me how much smarter than you are, and how you won't take advice from "some dumb kid who's 18 or 19" who doesn't have "nearly the experience" that you do. It's your style and I respect that. Anybody can look good behind a keyboard. You're great at it.

While you're at it, you can go ahead and mention how I didn't directly say in my original post that she was committed after the arrest, quote some other law that I'm sure you learned about somewhere because you're dazzlingly smart like that.

Oh yeah, and I'm probably wrong about how much experience you have, because this ChE degree is probably your 6th undergrad degree. In fact, I'm probably all around wrong about everything. You probably grew up with a bipolar family member and have experienced this and more for years now, hence the experience. You probably have your graduate degree in Physc. I'm really happy for you.

While you're at it, make a few insanely smart comments about how stupid I am and how you're not going to grace this thread with your comments any more. That way, you'll rise above it all.

Insult me personally, and generally make me look like a generally wet behind the ears, fresh faced, momma's boy who knows nothing and who has experienced nothing. After all, God forbid that anyone think you just another normal human being. You're special that way.

That way, everybody will still respect and applaud you when you make asshole comments about people who have mental problems. People will just let it slide because everybody knows that you're just kidding. Nobody will care that it was an asshole thing to say, or that it was rude and insensitive. Oh yeah, and don't forget to mention that I'm being overly sensitive about the whole thing.

Jerkoff

[confucious]

That way, everybody will still respect and applaud you when you make asshole comments about people who have mental problems. People will just let it slide because everybody knows that you're just kidding. Nobody will care that it was an asshole thing to say, or that it was rude and insensitive. Oh yeah, and don't forget to mention that I'm being overly sensitive about the whole thing.

Jerkoff

responding to you would only be wasting my time and my energy. enjoy stewing in your own mental wonderland.

lock this thread