Hello everyone, I'm a sixteen year old from California.
A few months ago I got a ticket for "minor in possesion of alcohol." I recently went to court and received my punishment, and have a few questions.
I got my lisence suspended for two months, I will be fined $100, I need to go to a 5-week drug/alcohol program (8am-4pm), which will cost me $90, and my curfew is 8pm. I also cannot get any tardies or unexcused absenses at my school. I feel that this punishment is extremely unreasonable. I am unable to constantly find rides to and from school (I live with my mom who goes to work at 6am each morning) and I feel that it is affecting my school work.
While I was in the courtroom, there were a few other kids who received the same punishment. Some of them had MIP's for alcohol AND tobacco, and one kid had a Marijuana ticket. They all got the same punishment, and I know that it most likely doesn't matter (and I shouldn't compare myself to them) but I don't understand how they received the same punishment when their crime was much worse than mine.
My question is this: is there anything I can do to get the permission to at least drive to and from school/work?
I understand that what I did was wrong and I'm sorry for it, but I don't want to miss school or be stranded there for a few hours after school (like what happened today).
Please let me know if there is anything I can possibly do. Thank you very much in advance.
A few months ago I got a ticket for "minor in possesion of alcohol." I recently went to court and received my punishment, and have a few questions.
I got my lisence suspended for two months, I will be fined $100, I need to go to a 5-week drug/alcohol program (8am-4pm), which will cost me $90, and my curfew is 8pm. I also cannot get any tardies or unexcused absenses at my school. I feel that this punishment is extremely unreasonable. I am unable to constantly find rides to and from school (I live with my mom who goes to work at 6am each morning) and I feel that it is affecting my school work.
While I was in the courtroom, there were a few other kids who received the same punishment. Some of them had MIP's for alcohol AND tobacco, and one kid had a Marijuana ticket. They all got the same punishment, and I know that it most likely doesn't matter (and I shouldn't compare myself to them) but I don't understand how they received the same punishment when their crime was much worse than mine.
My question is this: is there anything I can do to get the permission to at least drive to and from school/work?
I understand that what I did was wrong and I'm sorry for it, but I don't want to miss school or be stranded there for a few hours after school (like what happened today).
Please let me know if there is anything I can possibly do. Thank you very much in advance.
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