My Police Statement Turned Into A Law Term Paper
My Police Statement Turned Into A Law Term Paper
My friend Sarah is a second year law student. She is one of the smartest people I know. But she is has the shortest temper I’ve ever seen. She argues about everything. If you tell her something is funny it’s not to her. If you say the light was green she says it was red and she never lets anything go. It’s actually really frustrating. I really don’t know why I call her my friend at all. Sarah is the most combative and argumentative person I know. I can’t be around her for more than a day. I spent the weekend over at her place and we about killed each other. I really could not handle her. So it didn’t surprise me that when she got pulled over for a speeding ticket that she ended up having to write a law term paper.
Sarah was cruising along on the highway going about fifteen over the limit. She had just gotten an A on one of her term papers and she was literally on cloud nine She was bobbing her head to some James Taylor when she noticed the red and blue lights in her rearview mirror. Sarah absolutely freaked out and began to try and drive a little faster. That was her first mistake. In her head she pictured the huge fine and having to go to court. As her foot pressed the accelerator she slowly realized she had to stop. Sarah finally pulled over when the officer pulled up next to her and told her stop the car.
Now everyone knows when you are pulled over by a cop you are to be super nice. Be as pleasant as possible. I have gotten out of a couple of tickets just by doing this. Sarah’s second mistake was being exactly herself, rude. The office asked for her license and registration and Sarah asked for his badge number. She told him she had no idea why she was being pulled over. The officer then asked for her cooperation but Sarah refused to give her license up. Her next mistake was calling him a misogynistic pig. And her last and final mistake was elbowing the officer in the stomach as he proceeded to handcuff her.
Sarah continued to run her mouth while in the back of the police car. When the office told her she would get her chance to write a statement and bring it to the police station. She was livid and told him she was going to write a law term paper that would get the District Attorney to drop the charges. She really just couldn’t keep her mouth shut. I didn’t understand why she was talking about term papers. It sounded like the officers were harder on her because of her mouth. Her bail was also astronomical because she assaulted a police officer.
Sarah spent the greater part of a day in a cell alone. She told me it was really difficult because she was always borderline claustrophobic. She had a very difficult time with it. Sarah also said she wouldn’t wish what happened to her on her worst enemy. When she got out of jail she decided to write a statement that would really prove her innocence which turned out to be more of a law term paper.
Sarah spent a week in the library doing some analysis research on her law term paper. She wanted a complete acquittal of all charges against her. She found the best lawyer she could to represent her. Sarah put all her other research papers on the back burner so she could dedicate all or most of her time to setting herself free. She had decided of course what happened to her was completely unjustified.
Sarah did finally get the charges dropped against her. Part of me felt like she should have served some time just to teach her a lesson. I guess it’s all in who you know and what you know. And of course it’s all in how you write your law term paper.
