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    How's it goin?  I'm Ernest. I'm 15 years old and have never been in any trouble before. In fact, I've been on the honor roll all through high school. But now I've really got trouble.  I don't know why I did it, but on a dare from a friend, I borrowed this one neighbor's car. You see, we knew the keys were always in the ignition. Right now, I wish they weren't that day. Anyway, I guess I'm not that great of a driver yet and I accidentally went up over a curb and hit an old lady.  Geez, she's my grandma's age, 72, and I hurt her bad! The police and ambulance showed up and I was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.  And from what I understand, back in 1997 a law got passed in Arizona where this type of case has to be filed in the adult justice system! Before, I might've gotten time in the juvenile jail or put on probation, but now I'll have to serve 7-1/2 years in adult prison!


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    On 04/10/05
    cameron from IN said:
    ok look kid just stay out of trouble and if you listen to your "friend" suppose you say he is look at you now kid trust me when I started hanging out with the wrong people then you start getting into the wrong stuff I mean I could've stopped myselfmfrom taking the first puff but I didn't then I got in big trouble so kid trust me. Imean look at me now an A+ student so please think about what I said and make some new friends. sincerly, cameron 12 Thanks
    On 04/08/05
    Jamese from MO said:
    My comment about the law is to make the world a better place and the law should get worser because kids and our generation are having too much infleuence on them.
    On 03/31/05
    SHANDREA from FL said:
    IF THEY TELL U WRONG THIR NOT YOUR FRIND
    On 03/17/05
    brittany from AL said:
    Why would you do a crazy dare like that? Its not cool .  Who steals a car and hits an old lady
    On 03/07/05
    vanesa from KY said:
    I dont understand how they can trial a 15 year old as an adult.Why doesnt someone try to change the law its issues like this i hate living in america. if a 30 year old man kills someone he gets 10 years and then probabtion but if a teen or kid hits someone or is driving without a licsense they put them in jail or juvy.On the other side of the country they would hang you if you hang someone thats the way it should be for adults not if your under 18. everyone says your just a kid if you under 18 but when it comes to something like this your not anymore.SOMEONE HELP ME, TAKE A STAND!!
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