Thursday, April 22, 2004
what have i learned today?
be careful who vouch for and bail out of jail. if you front money to a bondsman to bail someone out of jail and said person runs from the court charges, you are responsible for them and you either have to pay what they owed yourself or arrange to have them arrested. even if you do turn them in (you can also physically drive them to the bail bonds building) you are charged a $100 dollar court fee. i saw my manager go through this process at work this afternoon. he has to tell the police where to find this guy, and he has 2 weeks to get him arrested. it was uncomfortable to watch him begin to understand what he was doing after he told the bondsman he agreed to do it. i don't blame him, his friend is out of control. he lives paycheck to paycheck, how in the hell could he get $1500, which was the amount he would have to pay that his friend owed. his friend is lying to the bondsman and his parole officer, and is just skipping out on his court dates. my manager paid for the bond to get him out of jail, so its on him if the guy just splits. so he's hanging out with the guy tonight, and he can't tell him that he's going to do this because the guy will run. he is going to have the cops get him in the morning, because he doesn't want it to be a big scene in front of all of their friends when it happens. but they had prior plans, so they are going to be chilling at their favorite bar for the last time before this guy inevitably goes to jail for quite a while, and he can't tell him. if i was in his position, i would have the cops after him as soon as possible also. it is not an experience i ever want to go through.
so what should you learn about me today?
just that. this is an experience i never want to have to go through, so think twice before you ask me to bail your dumb ass out of jail. there are very few people i would actually bail out of jail, for any reason. think "will he actually do this for me?" ... because i won't. i just want to warn you. i am all for helping my friends when they are in need if i can, but if someone puts me in an impossible situation because of their own stupidity, the decision will be easy to make after watching my friend have to deal with this today.
luckily no one has asked. kudos to you, and i sincerely appreciate the fact that you haven't
be careful who vouch for and bail out of jail. if you front money to a bondsman to bail someone out of jail and said person runs from the court charges, you are responsible for them and you either have to pay what they owed yourself or arrange to have them arrested. even if you do turn them in (you can also physically drive them to the bail bonds building) you are charged a $100 dollar court fee. i saw my manager go through this process at work this afternoon. he has to tell the police where to find this guy, and he has 2 weeks to get him arrested. it was uncomfortable to watch him begin to understand what he was doing after he told the bondsman he agreed to do it. i don't blame him, his friend is out of control. he lives paycheck to paycheck, how in the hell could he get $1500, which was the amount he would have to pay that his friend owed. his friend is lying to the bondsman and his parole officer, and is just skipping out on his court dates. my manager paid for the bond to get him out of jail, so its on him if the guy just splits. so he's hanging out with the guy tonight, and he can't tell him that he's going to do this because the guy will run. he is going to have the cops get him in the morning, because he doesn't want it to be a big scene in front of all of their friends when it happens. but they had prior plans, so they are going to be chilling at their favorite bar for the last time before this guy inevitably goes to jail for quite a while, and he can't tell him. if i was in his position, i would have the cops after him as soon as possible also. it is not an experience i ever want to go through.
so what should you learn about me today?
just that. this is an experience i never want to have to go through, so think twice before you ask me to bail your dumb ass out of jail. there are very few people i would actually bail out of jail, for any reason. think "will he actually do this for me?" ... because i won't. i just want to warn you. i am all for helping my friends when they are in need if i can, but if someone puts me in an impossible situation because of their own stupidity, the decision will be easy to make after watching my friend have to deal with this today.
luckily no one has asked. kudos to you, and i sincerely appreciate the fact that you haven't
