[SiKeS]

Okayyy heres my arrest story...

I was probably 16-17 and stupid... I had obtained a fake id, a fake college id and a fake medical card and felt that I was on top of the world... I ignorantly thought I could go anywhere and buy whatever I wanted... Whenever I wanted... Nope.

I had been using it for a few weeks... Whipping it out whenever I needed at the nearest gas station... I was leaving a friend's party to head to another when my friend calls and asks me to pick up a 12-pack and a couple other things... I think.. Sure! (I needed to stock up as well)

... So I head to a fairly small Break Time on the way.. Bad move. Young, unexperienced casheer... I sensed no danger. So i walk up to the counter to pay for my stuff when I realize that a Police Officer is now walking towards me...

He asks to see my drivers license... "Sure," I say.. Handing it to him... I also show him my other forms of ID to try and convince him... Without even bothering to inspect the id or take notice to the flawless holograms, he goes straight to radioing my DL # in... BUSTED.. the number on my ID came back as some 50 year old woman named alberta... Dammit.

Needless to say, my IDs were taken, I was cuffed and taken off to a holding cell... Spent about an hour in there, got fingerprinted and was sent home with 3 fines...

I figured I'd never be allowed out of the house again, so I went off to the party which I had planned to go in the first place.. After calming my head a little bit with the support of friends, I went home... Parents were awkwardly silent... They took it rather well, I thought. I was grounded for a while...

I ended up having to go to court... Paid $200 for a lawyer who got 2 of my charges dropped and I chose to pay another $350 fine and have 'fake id' on my record as a city violation.. (less than a misdemeanor)

Shocking experience.. I feel I have learned much.. Even though the lesson I have learned may have not been the right one... I still buy alcohol and still have fakes... But I have learned... Never NEVER go to a break time... they hire off-duty cops and depends on your states laws, can nail you with up to a felony for using a fake...

If you're as stupid as I am, and absolutely must use one... Take my advice... Be discrete... Find a place where you know you can buy... Let them become familiar with you and stay there... Thats the only way to do it...

Take it easy,
-Matt