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My friend framed me and I'm wondering if maybe I deserve it.
Awhile back I went out with my friend's boyfriend behind her back. I know I shouldn't of, but he was clearly more into me than her and he said he wanted to break up with her anyway, so I gave in to temptation.
When my friend found out she physically attacked me when she saw me next at school. I fought back out of self-defense. The principal called the cops and I was the one arrested because my friend and 2 friends of hers who were there when it all went down lied and said I'd started it.
We ended up going to court and neither her and her friends nor me changed our stories. On Friday, I was found guilty. I'd never been in trouble with the law before, but because the judge thought I lacked remorse and needed to learn a lesson, he sentenced me to a month in juvenile hall.
I've been given the weekend to get my affairs in order. I have to turn myself in on Monday to begin serving my sentence.
Ever since yesterday, I've been asking myself if I really do deserve this even if I didn't start the fight for going behind my friend's back. Do I? Am I crazy for thinking this?
I don't know if I'll see any answers to this question before Monday, but I definitely will read them once I'm out.
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It's Monday so too late to help. This is unfair and no you don't deserve to go to Juvie hall for this. People swap partners all the time and it's not considered a crime to go to jail for. Assault and battery is and since she lied, you get the short end of the stick. What I want to know is what this boy is doing. Only he can help. If he could tell his story that he was dating her and was planning to break up with her and told you so and so you both went out together. If he hasn't broke up with her yet, he needs to and tell officials that she just got pissed off learning he went out with you and that this accusation against you and likely what she's doing along with her friends to get back at you. She is in the wrong and as soon as it can be found she and friends lied, they will be the ones to get fined or go to juvie hall. Even if you can't get out early, I'd pursue this after wards so you can get this charge taken off your record and clear your name. If this guy is too chicken to speak up for you and at least give the court reasonable doubt that you may not have done what she said you did, then he is a loser and you shouldn't consider getting back with him. If he really cares about you, he'd be outraged and speaking out to help. What about your parents. If you haven't told then what went down, they need to know. Their daughter is wrongly accused of all things. Don't be embarrassed, you did nothing wrong going out with him. He was wrong that he was too wimpy to officially break up with her. If he had, it would be all the more reason to question her accusations that come right after his break up and you starting to date him. Even if he had told her, she would have reacted the same way just because you now dated someone who dumped her. I know about that stupid rule young people have to not date your friends ex. And she was wrong to falsely accuse you. You have a case to go after her and your parents should know so they can do whatever they can while you're in there so if you have a chance to call them, tell them what you told me, about what the guy said and how she immediately reacted to your going on a date with him. They need to know so they can help work to clear your name, possibly their contacting a lawyer and maybe getting hold of this guy and having him interrogated and then the girl as well.
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No you do not deserve going to jail just for dating her boyfriend. IF you read this before you report to juvenile hall ask you parents to hire a lawyer and have a private detective investigate. I'm sure there are others in school who know the true story and it will get around on social media.
Let it be known she is being investigated for false accusation and perjury. One is a civil accusation you can fore her parents to pay a penalty for the other is a crime that can send her to Juvenile hall. Both she and her two friends are subject to the perjury charge if her friends testified at trial.
What you want is to get any of the three to recant their testimony. Then you can ask to have your record expunged and sue all three and the state for false arrest and imprisonment.
If you are truly innocent in this you need to do this even though juvenile records are supposedly sealed the time in juvenile hall will haunt you for the rest of your life. You can be denied security clearances or professional licenses.
If for some reason your parent cannot afford and attorney you can ask a legal aid attorney to help you but you should do this and it should start immediately.
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