Wow, that was harsh. Keep in mind that I was 18, it was a long time ago and I was merely asking if that is defined as a conviction. I figured it was, and my intention was not to lie...which is why I'm asking!
And nothing came up about this on my previous background check so you can be an asshole about it or just answer my question. And NO, I don't have any documents since it happened. I never said the parents decided, it was a comment indicating that they were not pursuing charges but the DA was. It was traumatic for me and I had a severe concussion and memory loss during the time.
Oh and I am a productive member of society. I did my community service, feel horrible about it, and it was never even determined (if you actually read my post) that it was my fault. The only witness said I blew a tire and tried to correct when swerving. You were NOT the judge and cannot pass judgement. I have since gotten a masters degree in physics and have good job opportunities lined up. Maybe if you were a good judge you would realize you don't have all the facts and need to not be rude.
Thanks for being so harsh!
You may think you did nothing, but a human being is dead, and you're alive.
I've had to try several cases similar to yours.
Every criminal defendant that has ever stood before me has been admonished by me about his or her rights whenever they wish take a plea.
I spend at least 30 minutes going over the rights of the defendant BEFORE I accept his or her guilty plea.
In fact, I read those rights verbatim, each and every time.
The defendant is then must elocute the exact nature of what he or she did.
He or she just doesn't get to plead guilty.
He or she must recite, to the satisfaction of the district attorney and the court EXACTLY what she or he is confessing to have done.
I suppose you forgot that part, too?
Before I accept the plea, he or she has also been apprised of the gravity of a plea, and their RIGHT not to take a plea.
He or she is also told (more than once) that once I accept the plea, it can't be withdrawn, and it can't be appealed.
Again, his or her lawyer has also advised the client relative to the same.
I even inquire of the defendant's lawyer if he or she has advised the client about the gravity and import of taking any plea.
I do all of this in open court, and on the record.
After its all over, reams of paper are given to the defendant to further substantiate the plea.
Nothing in what I told you is harsh.
Want to know what is harsh?
The parents, the loved ones, the friends, the relatives of the deceased face the harsh reality that their loved one is DEAD.
Yes, DEAD, at the hands of an ADMITTED, CONFESSED killer; who still wakes up everyday.
The KILLER who pretends to NOT remember that he KILLED someone he once called a FRIEND.
No wait, I take that back, its pathetic the games people play.
Its pitiful how after they do their misdeeds, commit their crimes, kill people, destroy lives then feign forgetfulness to live with their evil crimes.
I may be an A**hole, heck I may be worse things, but I have never killed anyone and then feigned forgetfulness to make myself seem pure.
I have done my sworn duty in combat.
The ones I killed were trying to kill me, and my mates.
I don't feign to forget those human beings, as I admit it everyday when I pray for forgiveness.
You got your answer.
Funny how you know enough to ask if you've been purified, rather than sullied by the blood of the deceased.
I hope your memory improves.
May God have mercy upon your soul.
