I'm probably just overreacting with the whole thing but, I feel like I need to get this off my chest. Back a few months to a year ago, I was... Not mentally sound so to say. My emotional health was below the scale and I was doing a lot of stupid stuff and bad choices back then.. One of them being Shoplifting. This of course was all before I met ponies. I KNEW IT TOO! I KNEW IT WOULD COME BACK TO BITE ME IN THE PLOT BUT I DID IT ANYWAY!!! Today a officer rolled up to my house and basically told me they have me on camera stealing a pair of headphones. I didn't deny it and I told her I'd pay it back if they wanted me too... Doesn't sound too minor right? Well, I stole a lot more than one and she told me she would be checking the videos for more theft if I did more... Now my dad told me I'm going to be put into some kind of program and if they find any more videos of me stealing anything, then I will be charged as an adult and possibly thrown into prison... I know this sounds like i'm being a baby and what not but I did steal more from the store and if they do try to throw me in jail, I won't know what to do. I'm already trying to dig myself out of the pit i made myself for school, If I get thrown into some kind of jail or Out-of-community program, My future will be completely screwed. I don't know what to do and I don't know what kind of program they are going to be putting me in... I just hope they are just fibbing and will just allow me to pay back the debt with no more questions... But with how my luck is going... I'm not so sure. TL;DR? Simply put, I feel like as if i'm going to get completely screwed over by the stupid mistakes I made in the past.
This sounds like something that should be in the Pinkie's Friends in Need thread. Anyways, It's great that you're confessing to the shoplifting and being honest about it, that will make things easier for you. The only advice I can give is don't shoplift anymore and go with the program. I'll be honest, I've done my fair share of shoplifting too. I stopped when my friend got caught, and since then no cops have come to my house announcing they have me on camera shoplifting. (It might be different in other parts of the world. I don't know for sure.) All you can do at this point is accept you've made some mistakes and be honest with the police about it. Don't shoplift anymore and keep watching ponies. I hope everything works out for you in the end.
Well kickbass thats karma right there. At least now you've come to a point where its time to stop before it gets worst. Try not to worry. Things will be alright.
Okay, coming from a guy whose been in the system a fair share (not much, thankfully) I can tell you as much that if you are under 18 you will probably just be given a slap on the hand and a kick in the arse from your parents. Worst case senario you're given a court date by a cop (after being arrested and prossesed or course) and you must attend. Plea innocent or guilty, show up for the next court date, and tell the judge yur side (usually they sweep you aside anyways). If you have more questions about the law system, I can help a bit.
