so the long and short is that I was working as a teacher (i have a Masters in math) when I got arrested and got a felony for coke and for battery of an officer. I can explain the story (which is fairly interesting), but I wasn't trying to fight the cop or anything, I just was trying to be difficult getting out of the cop car and touched his leg as he was dragging me out.

obv I got fired, and eventually plead guilty to a DUI (misdemeanor) and the two aforementioned felonies. I chose my lawyer based on a Reddit comment which was a terrible idea. He had a painting of Trump in his office.

I've had trouble getting on my feet since. I tried to get a job teaching at a university, and failed. I tried to go back into industry (I used to work in insurance) and failed. I tried to start a tutoring business and failed.

I had a big ego so I hadn't wanted to apply to minimum wage type jobs, but eventually I had to let that one go. and even then I'm having trouble finding a place to work. I just got turned down at PetSmart. They gave me the opportunity to explain myself but it didn't work.

I do have a job at an anime place in the mall, but I don't get hours there. I'm currently on the brink of applying to grad schools to get a doctorate in math, but I feel a little beaten down because of my circumstances.

I'd rather not work in factories bc I'm not built for it. But I can't get a job there even. I'm a twink and barely weigh 100 pounds. They won't hire me. Obv I'm using ChatGPT resumes for things if my regular would get me written off.

I'm just not sure what to do beyond apply to some grad schools and hope for the best.

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Can you explain the story behind the battery charge while I read

Welcome to KTT2, friend. Good luck on your journey.

that night I'd gotten plastered. at the last bar I went to, I was on the dance floor and two big guys who I didn't came up to me. One threw me down and the other picked me up and choked me out and kept whispering in my ear I'm gonna kill you f****t

I tried to stay at a friends house but I was way too freaked out after getting choked out (I couldn't talk properly for a few weeks afterwards) and he said no. on the way home a friend got pulled over and I stopped out of concern for them (stupidity).

Then another cop came to me while I was pulled over. I antagonized tf out of him in the car ride, and def got under his skin. I didn't want to disembark from the vehicle at the jail, so he dragged me out. while he was doing it i pushed back against his leg and (he claimed, idk tbh) I kicked at him. which is felony because i touched a cop.

im not a sympathetic character and nothing that happens is a good enough excuse. I was doing too many d**** and making bad decisions, and was going to get burnt eventually

i've been 100 percent sober since the incident (no weed coke or alcohol, i do take kratom lol) which at first made it frustrating. but honestly it was some karmic retribution in general. i don't want or deserve sympathy. i also feel guilty for abandoning my students. I loved teaching them. It was an inner city school and the other math teachers were terrible, and i was well liked there because i was a good teacher. but in the end i screwed them over too. really badly.

but the fact remains regardless of if Grad School works out, I need to make some money and I'm not sure how because nothing is working.

Masters in math but chose a lawyer based on a reddit comment

in hindsight it was a terrible idea. i had no idea who to choose and figured the fact i was an upstanding citizen and a teacher would give me some leeway.

it also would have gone better but the cop specifically reached out to the DA and asked I get harsher punishments. and tbf my friend who works in a law office says i got off pretty light all things considered.

but my book smarts and big ego made me think i had street smarts too. i definitely did not lol

“I do take kratom”

The jig is up buddy get off ur alt @Slingshot

best of luck bro only advice is don't give up

i tried to make kratom a thing in like 2023 but then last year my ex called it a "gas station d***" and now I feel embarrassed. they're definitely banning it soon because they're making literal fake percs from it and putting them in smoke shops, which look every bit as stupid as you'd think.

i have mixed thoughts about it. It's better than taking substances that impair me and it does make me happy. which is something i haven't felt much in a while. but it's still a d*** and i am somewhat addicted to it.

I even kicked nicotine last year. but in my head I haven't decided Kratom is bad so I haven't put in the same effort to quit.

Lmao I saw the bodycam of this

Glad to finally get the full story

wait are you serious? do you remember where?

edit: i checked and it seems to be fairly hard to get ahold of in my state. i don't think it got out.

You’re right I was lying

Didn’t read op but I hope you get the help you need

We NBA thread members are rooting for you!

I chose my lawyer based on a Reddit comment

I dont have it for you

Get a restaurant gig and save up money to get your record expunged, then go back and get a real job

Damn gang, might have to stop sniffing and start moving it instead 🤷🏽‍♂️

damn man if you had a friend in a law office i wouldve just went to them for a lawyer.

have u tried finding any online tutoring gigs since u not getting hours?

i have an interview at IHOP in a bit! I'm hoping to lay low with grad school until I can get it expunged. But even if I don't end up getting in, that would be a better alternative than what I have going on right now. And I need to make enough money to afford a move.

Our local DA (I think?) sent me a fairly snarky letter ab how I will get the max amount of time til I can get it expunged, but he may reconsider if I stop committing crimes (I'm not a repeat offender??). obv I will stay out of trouble, and each year the charge will become less of an issue.

The thought of being stuck in restaurants is until my mid 30s is a little tough, but it's the consequences of my own actions and again, it's better than doing nothing with myself.

Buddy I'm dealing with mine as well.

Only way forward is forward.

Cards have been dealt

The charge, especially while active will get in the way of you getting most jobs

I had this issue in my 20s and had a few charges, including d****, and even tho they were misdemeanors, it made it almost impossible for me to get any job that wasn’t a server/bartender

I eventually became a restaurant manager, but I got bored and that’s when I got my record expunged and the second I applied for a job in the field I was going to school for, I passed the background check

In some states you might have to wait like 7 years or so as well, because that’s how far some background checks go

Good luck my guy