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IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 01:12 AM

Spent a total of 15 hours in 3 different jails. I was out by 10pm Saturday night, thank goodness. I don't want to discuss what happened for me to get arrested, just because. I will say it had to do with my driving record, and it was not a DUI or anything similar.

Let's hope none of us are in jail any time soon. **** that place.

I live 20 miles from my job and I can't drive there now. I had to get my car out of impound Monday ($180), and I'll be notified of my upcoming court date shortly via mail.

Anyhoo, got out of work tonight, took a walk down the beach and took these pics:

check the plane:

and another one:

fiber optic trim changes color along the beach wall for miles and miles:

hyteckit · Oct 18, 2006, 01:19 AM

Nice pics man. Next time don't drive so fast.

- - e r i k - - · Oct 18, 2006, 01:39 AM

Jailed for speeding?

IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 02:22 AM

not speeding. I had multiple suspensions a year ago.. I paid mucho $$ to have everything lifted and got a new license.

Haven't gotten a ticket or anything since. Get pulled over the other day, get arrested. Trust that I'll be investigating this and making sure all my dates and payments line up before I go to court for this.

tooki · Oct 18, 2006, 02:46 AM

Something similar happened to my old roomie. She had gotten enough points on her license that she was required to go to 'points class', otherwise her license would be suspended. So she did the class as required and figured all was well. Then she got pulled over, and her car was impounded for driving on a suspended license. Turns out that somehow, the local DMV had "lost" the proof from the points class, so they never processed her as having done it.

It took a few weeks to re-prove to the DMV that she had in fact completed her points class before she was pulled over, and even more work to get the DMV to pay out a tort claim to refund her the impound charges.

tooki

IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by tooki

Something similar happened to my old roomie. She had gotten enough points on her license that she was required to go to 'points class', otherwise her license would be suspended. So she did the class as required and figured all was well. Then she got pulled over, and her car was impounded for driving on a suspended license. Turns out that somehow, the local DMV had "lost" the proof from the points class, so they never processed her as having done it.

It took a few weeks to re-prove to the DMV that she had in fact completed her points class before she was pulled over, and even more work to get the DMV to pay out a tort claim to refund her the impound charges.

tooki

yeah, don't know how they'll reimburse me for my jail time!

turtle777 · Oct 18, 2006, 08:48 AM

Dude, that sucks.

Don't know how other countries are handling this, but I know that this stuff (jailtime for driving w/ suspended license) would never happen in Germany. They can't throw you in jail w/o conviction, unless you pose an immediate threat to the general public.
Yeay for America, land of the free, where the cop can do anything with you because by default, he is always right.

So, for the fun of it: Only in Amaraca !

-t

imitchellg5 · Oct 18, 2006, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

yeah, don't know how they'll reimburse me for my jail time!

New Mac

Nice pics by the way.

IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Dude, that sucks.

Don't know how other countries are handling this, but I know that this stuff (jailtime for driving w/ suspended license) would never happen in Germany. They can't throw you in jail w/o conviction, unless you pose an immediate threat to the general public.

-t

Well generally, usually, most of the time, they hand you a ticket for driving on a suspended and let you drive away. My situation was a little different. I don't even want to say the word: felony. This was a habitual traffic offender charge, which is a felony in my state. Heavy punishment of up to 5 years no license is the worst that can happen.

All the money I spent on fixing my license, smiling faces handing me a new one, and then a year later this happens. I'm quite unhappy about all this, if you can imagine.

turtle777 · Oct 18, 2006, 09:03 AM

I hope you can fix this. Living in America w/o a license suxx.

-t

mac128k-1984 · Oct 18, 2006, 09:45 AM

3 jails - you kept escaping?

bummer man though especially about being car-less.

IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 09:52 AM

A few hours at the local station, then to a sub-station where they collect people from the area that have been arrested, then around 5pm we went downtown in a "paddywaggon" I was cuffed to another guy, and when we got out of the van, a homie was fighting with a guard as he was being booked into jail. Something about the guard touching his dcik while patting him down. The guy was going berzerko, talking about killing the guard and whatnot. I then spent another 5 or so hours there.

Stay clean chitlins!!

imitchellg5 · Oct 18, 2006, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

I hope you can fix this. Living in America w/o a license suxx.

-t

Unless you're in New York of course

davesimondotcom · Oct 18, 2006, 10:28 AM

Photos: Cool.

Jail: Uncool.

Sorry to hear that IE. At least it was "only" hours, not longer.

Dark Helmet · Oct 18, 2006, 10:56 AM

So what is jail like anyway? Pretty much what you see on TV where you are stuck in a cell with a group of people and some big ugly, biker guy that immediately starts pinching your cheeks?

IceEnclosure · Oct 18, 2006, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

So what is jail like anyway? Pretty much what you see on TV where you are stuck in a cell with a group of people and some big ugly, biker guy that immediately starts pinching your cheeks?

Everything but the cheek pinching. Add in a bunch of Trick Daddy lookin' thugs and shifty eyed individuals and you start to get the picture. It's very not cool in there.

I smuggled these outta the joint:

they call them "slides"

seanc · Oct 18, 2006, 01:18 PM

I call them "flip flops".

Dark Helmet · Oct 18, 2006, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by seanc

I call them "flip flops".

That is one sure way to get yourself beat up in jail.

seanc · Oct 18, 2006, 01:23 PM

Well then it's a good job this is MacNN and not JailNN.

brassplayersrock² · Oct 18, 2006, 04:04 PM

nice going IE

Glad you got out though. nice pics

Alex

turtle777 · Oct 18, 2006, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

I smuggled these outta the joint:

You stole from the jail ?

-t

Spliffdaddy · Oct 19, 2006, 01:29 AM

*high-five*

Welcome to the club. Hey, at least you don't fear being arrested and jailed anymore. Ain't as bad as they claim.

Of course, most folks still fear the whole getting arrested thing. Keeps 'em outta trouble. They fear 'the man'. We do not.

I'm entertained when somebody threatens to have me arrested. I'm like "um, ok, whatever". I'll be out in 20 minutes. usually. Well except that one time when it was many days. But I loved the peace and tranquility of incarceration. Nobody can call you and ask for a favor. You don't care if it's raining outside. All the people you owe money to will just have to suck it up and wait. ah yes. The good life. Shooting craps and reading books until you're tired of it. Watching TV with your cellmate buddies. Man o man I miss those good times.

but anyways, congratulations for not being a total prude. I think everybody should get arrested at least once in their life. Helps build character.

- - e r i k - - · Oct 19, 2006, 01:31 AM

Jail might be nice if you are in pussy-jail, but solitary confinement sucks. Even if it's overnight.

paul w · Oct 19, 2006, 01:45 AM

I visited someone at Rikers once. I don't care who you are, you don't want to be going there.

chris_h · Oct 19, 2006, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

So what is jail like anyway? Pretty much what you see on TV where you are stuck in a cell with a group of people and some big ugly, biker guy that immediately starts pinching your cheeks?

Yes.