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"“Yes it was wrong, yes it was illegal. But in my eyes, in that time of moment, I didn’t really think about that...What went through my mind was, ‘Okay, I’m nev
by BJBBB 5y ago
"“Yes it was wrong, yes it was illegal. But in my eyes, in that time of moment, I didn’t really think about that...What went through my mind was, ‘Okay, I’m never gonna get this opportunity again.’ So I went for it. And, well, this happened,”
People, please note that this is criminal trespass. While it is a non-violent crime, it can still screw your future.
We have about 2 acres of greenhouses surrounded by a 8ft fence that is marked with private property/no trespassing signs. The same kid kept breaking into the greenhouses, and other than making my dogs go bonkers, the kid caused no harm. But as my lawyer demanded that a police report be filed, and because we have several cameras in and around the green houses, the kid was an easy bust and prosecution. And he saw no crime with satisfying his curiosity about our greenhouses until it came time for his scholarship and job applications. The boy is royally screwed.
- avmich 5y ago> until it came time for his scholarship and job applications. The boy is royally screwed. So he can't become a better person (no scholarships) and can't bring benefits to the society (job applications)? I agree that he's wrong, but why to choose such a way of punishing?
- corin_ 5y agoYour lawyer may have recommended it but it seems to me that you could have chosen not to mess up that kid's life. Ah well, at least your dogs are happier!
- danw1979 5y agoYou're not coming across as the aggrieved party here. Kid, curiosity, no harm, etc. Would a ride home in a police car have done the trick maybe ? It sounds like you're abdicating responsibility for your decision to the lawyer. You must realise your lawyer can't represent you on a legal matter without your consent ?
- tibu 5y agoNo harm that time. But if it does not gets noticed what happens next time? He takes his friends? Or gets into another properly where he gets hurt? THe more disturbing is that such a matter can cost your school and scholarship. That's not the lawyers or the posters fault.
- BJBBB 5y agoPlease read again. You do not understand the risks where one does not pro-actively protect one self. Please note 'attractive nuisance' and 'calculus of negligence'. For a claimant's lawyer to be successful in California; that is, a settlement without going to trial, all they have to do is file a tort based on one or both of these two. Based on on my insurance agent and my legal counsel, I had no choice to pursue the criminal prosecutorial path or my lawyer and insurance carrier would be legally allowed to walk away from me. So I chose my family's livelihood over the kid. Your analysis was shallow and has no bearing on the legal reality of my world. If that is not how your world works, than good for you.
- RobRivera 5y agoI love the 'as my lawyer demanded' as if professional services and council have any binding authority over your personal sovereignty. what a lovely and intoxicating innocence.
- leetcrew 5y agoobviously that's not the case. more likely the lawyer made a strong argument for reporting the offense that GP couldn't ignore. I'd guess it has something to do with liability. ridiculous as it may seem, people can and do win personal injury suits where they got hurt while trespassing. perhaps if GP failed to respond to known and repeated instances of trespassing, it would expose them to additional legal risk.
- nexuist 5y agoWho is really running the show here if you defer every decision to your lawyer instead of your own common sense? You let this guy ruin that kid's life, and paid him for the privilege?