In_A_Pickle
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Hi guys! As some of you may be able to tell by my username, i'm in a bit of trouble. I reside in Houston, Texas (and am not a U.S national but have residency status). I was a few weeks ago arrested for public intoxication. I got very rowdy with the cops and I was quite abusive (verbally). While I was not drunk, per se, I had definitely had a bit to drink.
The incident occurred at a concert, where I got in a verbal altercation with a person, upon which I was dragged out of the building, acting beligerently towards the cops, and was arrested. While I understand, that this is the height of stupidity on my behalf, the cops were on multiple occasions patronizing me. I tried to explain to the cop that I was not drunk and didn't deserve to be arrested. I said that as you can tell I am a smart rational person, and in the heat of the moment I got carried away and landed myself in this situation (I had been sitting in the back of the car for about 20-30 minutes and was sobering up by now (almost fully sober but not 100%). Regardless, I again got enraged (I do admit I have a bit of anger problem) and was quite rude to the cops at that point. Regardless I was arrested and spent the night in jail.
My parents had to come bail me, and there is a court appointment scheduled for the 24th of this month. I am wondering what to expect, and whether I need an attorney. I have never been arrested before (just been pulled over for speeding). I am also quite surprised that I have to go to court. The reason I was told I was being arrested was because I was drunk (no blood test/breathalyser) and needed to sober up. I have already paid a 266$ fine.
Another qualm I have is that when my parents bailed me out I was not given the notice that I would be summoned to the courts. It was given to my parents and they told me about it a week after I was out of jail. While I am very thankful for my parents and the help they have provided me, I was a bit ticked to say the least that as a 22 year old I was not given that legal document personally. Am I not entitled to recieve all my legal documents? What if my parents forgot to tell me I had a court appointment? Would I be arrested for that? That to me seems ridiculous. Does this help my case somehow or is it not relevant?
As for my mental health, I have purchased much material on how to resolve some of my innate anger problems, and while it is not some sort of overnight recovery, I definitely think I have a better grasp of my situation.
So guys please help me out! Thanks for your time.
Edit: I was also pretty badily bruised up in the incident. I do have a photo of the biggest bruise that I got. I also asked the cop twice to losen my handcuffs as they were quite tight. The first time he loosened it a bit, but I started complaining again (I had broken my left wrist in a motor accident) and it was hurting a lot. He ignored me after that. I was having sever pains in my left wrist for almost 2 weeks after that. I even asked a doctor whether or not this is a problem. I have yet to get the xray done for it.
The incident occurred at a concert, where I got in a verbal altercation with a person, upon which I was dragged out of the building, acting beligerently towards the cops, and was arrested. While I understand, that this is the height of stupidity on my behalf, the cops were on multiple occasions patronizing me. I tried to explain to the cop that I was not drunk and didn't deserve to be arrested. I said that as you can tell I am a smart rational person, and in the heat of the moment I got carried away and landed myself in this situation (I had been sitting in the back of the car for about 20-30 minutes and was sobering up by now (almost fully sober but not 100%). Regardless, I again got enraged (I do admit I have a bit of anger problem) and was quite rude to the cops at that point. Regardless I was arrested and spent the night in jail.
My parents had to come bail me, and there is a court appointment scheduled for the 24th of this month. I am wondering what to expect, and whether I need an attorney. I have never been arrested before (just been pulled over for speeding). I am also quite surprised that I have to go to court. The reason I was told I was being arrested was because I was drunk (no blood test/breathalyser) and needed to sober up. I have already paid a 266$ fine.
Another qualm I have is that when my parents bailed me out I was not given the notice that I would be summoned to the courts. It was given to my parents and they told me about it a week after I was out of jail. While I am very thankful for my parents and the help they have provided me, I was a bit ticked to say the least that as a 22 year old I was not given that legal document personally. Am I not entitled to recieve all my legal documents? What if my parents forgot to tell me I had a court appointment? Would I be arrested for that? That to me seems ridiculous. Does this help my case somehow or is it not relevant?
As for my mental health, I have purchased much material on how to resolve some of my innate anger problems, and while it is not some sort of overnight recovery, I definitely think I have a better grasp of my situation.
So guys please help me out! Thanks for your time.
Edit: I was also pretty badily bruised up in the incident. I do have a photo of the biggest bruise that I got. I also asked the cop twice to losen my handcuffs as they were quite tight. The first time he loosened it a bit, but I started complaining again (I had broken my left wrist in a motor accident) and it was hurting a lot. He ignored me after that. I was having sever pains in my left wrist for almost 2 weeks after that. I even asked a doctor whether or not this is a problem. I have yet to get the xray done for it.
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