arrested for the experience?

[Jinrum1]

Is it illegal to fake a crime for the sole purpose of being arrested for the experience?

 

[quincy]

Is it illegal to fake a crime for the sole purpose of being arrested for the experience?

Yes.

 

[cbg]

And it's a really, really stupid thing to do in any case.

 

[quincy]

The experience is not apt to be a fun one for Jinrum1 - and it could get costly when he finds he must reimburse the state for police resources used to investigate the fake crime.

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[Just Blue]

One has to wonder if Jinrum1 was dropped on their head as an infant.

 

[quincy]

One has to wonder if Jinrum1 was dropped on their head as an infant.

Out of everything in the world one might want to experience, getting arrested ranks among the stupidest.

 

[Just Blue]

Out of everything in the world one might want to experience, getting arrested ranks among the stupidest.

I would imagine so. I have spent my 54 years avoiding it.

 

[Just Blue]

Although I did get a gross pervy guy arrested for dealing coke when I was 17...

 

[quincy]

Although I did get a gross pervy guy arrested for dealing coke when I was 17...

That doesn't count. That was an experience for the gross pervy guy.

 

[Just Blue]

That doesn't count. That was an experience for the gross pervy guy.

I got the experience of civic duty.

Some other 17 year old girl was saved from his ...enticement. Drugs for sex. When he made the offer I said no thanks, walk over to the cop nearby and told him what had just happened. Perv got busted with an oz on him. He took a plea so I didn't have to testify.

 

[CdwJava]

WHY would someone want to get arrested "for the experience"? And, for the life of me, I am not seeing how he could easily do this without conspiring with someone to commit the crime of making a false report to the police?! After all, there would have to be a complaining witness or victim, so ...

 

[quincy]

WHY would someone want to get arrested "for the experience"? And, for the life of me, I am not seeing how he could easily do this without conspiring with someone to commit the crime of making a false report to the police?! After all, there would have to be a complaining witness or victim, so ...

Calls the police on himself?

 

[CdwJava]

Calls the police on himself?

Well, that might get him tossed in the loonie bin for a few hours. Though, it'd be interesting to see him have an argument accusing himself of committing some crime against ... himself.

Though, when I was a teen I saw a guy order dinner for himself and am imaginary friend, get into an argument with said "friend", stab a knife into the opposite bench in the booth, and ask us (the staff) to call the police because he killed his friend. (We hid in the kitchen til the cops got there.)