where are you going with your questions
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So I havn't posted in a while.
I'm doing my best to not do this anymore but hey, I'm addicted.
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I am not in a position to judge anyone, but I am getting a sense of sympatico here. If you get actually busted -- booked, etc -- you're going to have a hard time hiding it. Ironically, I hang out with a lot of Assistant DA's and I see how this shit spins out of control. That is in part why I was so freaked with my near-bust and I still lay awake at night wondering if my name is going to pop up somewhere (even though I never provided ID -- which is key).
The police are not as organized as the conspiracy theorists think, and there are ADA's who monger too. But once your name is logged (i.e., if you hand over your ID) it never come out of the system. But it is not like cops have real-time database where they see everything you've ever done (they can pull up active warrants and that is usually it). The problem is if you run into problems later and someone has the time and resources to research your full record -- such as if you're actually arrested and need to go to trial.
The larger problem, however, is that if you're busted in the same state you live in (not to mention same city or county) someone who knows you will see it and it will get around one way or the other. And even before it does, it will eat you alive as you wonder who knows and who doesn't, and when people stop calling is because they know or ..?
My "run in" has slowed me down for sure. If you're worrying about this kind of stuff, the reward is probably not worth the risk. You may be onto something with the "I'm addicted" part but I am no position to preach.
