How Did Getting Arrested For Gang Violence Affect My Life
Gang Violence November 26, 2013
How Did Getting Arrested For Gang Violence Affect My Life
It was only several weeks ago that a daring incident happened to me that could have impacted me for the rest of my life. Hanging with the wrong crowd and making with the wrong decision could have changed my life forever. That decision was the choice I made to hang with the gangs. In this essay you will find out how getting arrested for hanging out with the wrong people affected me and how gangs’ violence affects today’s society in the United States.
I was arrested for fighting at the South Carolina State Fair in October. I am from Georgia and was involved simply to protect my cousin and didn’t realize the severity of the decision at the time. I have since realized that the people you thought had your back actually don’t at the end of the day, especially when it comes down to your court hearing.
When I was arrested, I was embarrassed and humiliated. During the hours I spent in jail I realized how easy it is to get in trouble and how hard it is to get out of it. I have never been arrested before and it was really an eye opening experience for me and for those who think it’s cool, it’s not; when those cuffs went on and I was place in the back of that police car all I could think of is the scene of being in jail from TV.
This has experience has not only effected my family and myself but it has divided the relationship between my cousin and I. I knew that he somewhat proclaimed to be a gang member but thinking of him having the use of one hand I didn’t take him seriously. I guess there a void in his life that he fills the need to belong to something because of his handicap. I have been a good citizen my entire life. I realize that if this stayed on my record, all of my ambitions and future of going to the military or becoming a computer specialist would be ruined. Most people do not understand how one
How Did Getting Arrested For Gang Violence Affect My Life
It was only several weeks ago that a daring incident happened to me that could have impacted me for the rest of my life. Hanging with the wrong crowd and making with the wrong decision could have changed my life forever. That decision was the choice I made to hang with the gangs. In this essay you will find out how getting arrested for hanging out with the wrong people affected me and how gangs’ violence affects today’s society in the United States.
I was arrested for fighting at the South Carolina State Fair in October. I am from Georgia and was involved simply to protect my cousin and didn’t realize the severity of the decision at the time. I have since realized that the people you thought had your back actually don’t at the end of the day, especially when it comes down to your court hearing.
When I was arrested, I was embarrassed and humiliated. During the hours I spent in jail I realized how easy it is to get in trouble and how hard it is to get out of it. I have never been arrested before and it was really an eye opening experience for me and for those who think it’s cool, it’s not; when those cuffs went on and I was place in the back of that police car all I could think of is the scene of being in jail from TV.
This has experience has not only effected my family and myself but it has divided the relationship between my cousin and I. I knew that he somewhat proclaimed to be a gang member but thinking of him having the use of one hand I didn’t take him seriously. I guess there a void in his life that he fills the need to belong to something because of his handicap. I have been a good citizen my entire life. I realize that if this stayed on my record, all of my ambitions and future of going to the military or becoming a computer specialist would be ruined. Most people do not understand how one