nevereveragain
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hi. im truning 18 next year February(born in 1995 February), and i know that i was wrong and it was stupid mistake but i shoplifted yesturday. i shoplifted at three different store(h&m , sephora, pacsun) and when i just got out of pacsun right after shoplifting, some h&m guy came out of h&m and cought me at the hallway of the mall. it was my first time shoplifting ever, but i stole pretty alot, about 330~380dollars.(about 15items but small things such as eyeliners, outfits accessories and things.... ) i think i was crazy....
the security guy found out that i shoplifted from three different store and he called police. two police officers came and had copy of my school id, got all the informations and called my parents to pick me up. they actually are just guardians of me and im foreign student. my real parents are in korea and i live at US with F1 visa. they said that ill get court letters. so my questions are: 1. was i officially arrested? remains in record?! 2. when will be the approximate date that court letter will arrive & court schedule will be?
3. will i get fingerprinted?! i REALLY dont want to........i can do anything instead such as doing a hundred hours of social service
or so...
4. they think i intended to shoplift and visited the store cuz i had h&m shopping bag in my purse, but i swear that it was from my last shopping that ididnt even get out of my bag. and even im first offender , they think i have done this before... will this suspicion make judge to think in that way? and i get judged as grand theft & get sentence to goto juvenile prison even for few days?
5. and how much the fines, social demand(im not sure if this is right) or something that i have to pay to the shop and hiring a lawyer would be??
6. do i have to pay for other stores too even it was only h&m that caught me?
7. do i have to inform this to my school?? i might get expelled...
8. lastly, do i have to admit that i am guilty? they already know that i shoplifted things though...
i feel so shame and i dont know why i had such stupid decision... and
continued when i thought i can do this at other shops too.... i am in serious trouble and please help me. for additional information, i get3.85 higher gpa, planning to be in national honors society, have some good reputation, and nobody would never expect me to do such things .... i know it was stupid and was my decision to do such thing... please help me.. thank you.
the security guy found out that i shoplifted from three different store and he called police. two police officers came and had copy of my school id, got all the informations and called my parents to pick me up. they actually are just guardians of me and im foreign student. my real parents are in korea and i live at US with F1 visa. they said that ill get court letters. so my questions are: 1. was i officially arrested? remains in record?! 2. when will be the approximate date that court letter will arrive & court schedule will be? 3. will i get fingerprinted?! i REALLY dont want to........i can do anything instead such as doing a hundred hours of social service
or so...
4. they think i intended to shoplift and visited the store cuz i had h&m shopping bag in my purse, but i swear that it was from my last shopping that ididnt even get out of my bag. and even im first offender , they think i have done this before... will this suspicion make judge to think in that way? and i get judged as grand theft & get sentence to goto juvenile prison even for few days?
5. and how much the fines, social demand(im not sure if this is right) or something that i have to pay to the shop and hiring a lawyer would be??
6. do i have to pay for other stores too even it was only h&m that caught me?
7. do i have to inform this to my school?? i might get expelled...
8. lastly, do i have to admit that i am guilty? they already know that i shoplifted things though...
i feel so shame and i dont know why i had such stupid decision... and
continued when i thought i can do this at other shops too.... i am in serious trouble and please help me. for additional information, i get3.85 higher gpa, planning to be in national honors society, have some good reputation, and nobody would never expect me to do such things .... i know it was stupid and was my decision to do such thing... please help me.. thank you.
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