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other car is injured. You do what you can to help. Everything is surreal at this point. This is your wedding day, how did all this happen. Some one called the police and as they pull up, you're actually glad to see them. Remember, the accident wasn't your fault. You explain what happened to the Cop, and he asks for your information. You hand it over without a second thought. You can take the scenario from there. By the way, you missed your wedding.

Another fact that people really aren't aware of is that there are whole squads of officers that their only job is to make arrests on warrants. The best time to find people at home is in the middle of the night. You wake up with a couple cops standing over your bed and you get scared. What do people do when they are scared, they fight? That tends to make cops very cranky. Fight is over and you realize there is nothing you can do, so you ask if you can at least get dressed before you leave. To your surprise, the cop says no. He just spent 10 minutes fighting with you to get the cuffs on, do you honestly think he is going to take them off so you can put something on over your underwear.

You might wonder what a warrant actually means. There are a lot of misconceptions here. Any time someone gets a ticket for anything, and they don't do some thing about it, a warrant is issued. Tickets don't just disappear; they turn into warrants for Failure to Appear, or Failure to pay a fine.

You are having a quiet day at home, trying to get a few things done. Focusing on what you're doing, you don't notice that one of the kids let the dog out in the front yard. He takes off and runs toward one of the neighbors kids. You know the dog is just playing, but the kid doesn't. He gets scared and runs. Your dog thinks he is playing and chases him. His parents come out to rescue the kid. You get your dog. Words may or may not be exchanged and you take your pet back home. Chew your kids out for letting the dog out, and go back to what you were doing. Some time later, a cop pulls up and approaches you. Do you have a dog? Yes sir. Did he attack your neighbor's son? Of course he didn't. You try to explain, but it's no use. You get a ticket for Dog at Large. You are furious. You storm in the house gripping and grumbling. You may or may not look at the ticket. Then you through it in a drawer and forget it. Several months later same situation, you are puttering around your house, dog gets out, chases the kid. This time there is an argument. The neighbor goes into the house and calls the cops. You not scared. You're in the right. This guy is being a jerk. The police show up. Get the story from both of you. The cop actually believes you and understands how frustrating living around someone like that could be. Then he runs your name just because it's part of his job. Sure enough there is that warrant for your arrest, Failure to appear for Dog at Large. You're going to jail. It doesn't matter how nice that cop is, it's his job. By law anyone they encounter that has a warrant is to be arrested.

So, what am I saying? Should you plan your day around the possibility of being arrested? Of course not, but as you can see in each one of these scenarios, the situation could have been avoided with just a little bit of forethought. I could go on and on about some of the crazy situations people find themselves in. The bottom line is, no one plans to go to jail, but maybe it wouldn't hurt if the thought crossed your mind once in a while.

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