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Fri 03/06/05 at 20:16
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Some may remember a tale I told about a barn.

This barn, after a bit of idiocy from my close friend neal. Got burnt to the ground. In brief, my friend was working in a barn. Stacking a selection of broken chip and pin machines. It was a cold day in January and so he decided to start a fire to keep warm. Using my lighter my friend recklessly started a fire on a stack of boxes and then later, upon request, in a bin, away from danger. As the situation wore on my friend moved the bin nearer to him, which I questioned, the fire flicked from the metal bin and hit a stack of boxes. To cut a long story short, the barn burnt to the ground.

1 month later he is arrested, he tells his arresting officer that it was I that started the fire. So I was arrested. I told the truth, as stated above. 4 months down the line we are both charged with Arson.

I appear in court next week.

I am, as some will known, a Cambridge university student, with a small desire to be a teacher. This offense could see my dreams dashed and my prospects ruined. I have no idea what the minimum sentence is (be it imprisonment or community service), nor do I know EXACTLY what I did wrong.

At the moment my "close friend" still insists it was I that was responsible for the fire.

Help???
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Fri 03/06/05 at 20:36
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Well I'll have to see their case against me on wednesday.

And this is indeed a first, and last, offense.
Fri 03/06/05 at 20:33
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I'm assuming this is a first offense?

If so, then it's highly unlikely that you'll get a prison sentence for such a crime. Community service is more likely, and of course this is IF you're convicted, which doesn't seem very likely to me judging by the evidence.
Fri 03/06/05 at 20:21
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"In Soviet Russia..."
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Not to worry you, but there have been false claims in court that have been taken seriously. Like Lindgren said, be calm and your friend's lies will hopefully be revealed.
Fri 03/06/05 at 20:19
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Unless they can prove beyond reasonable doubt it was you they cant convict you, and lying gits like your friend usually cant stick to their story under pressure from a barrister, so I get the feeling you may be alright in the end.

Just remember, even if in court they throw ridiculous accusations and questions at you, stay calm and answer slowly and clearly, theyre looking for a reaction.
Fri 03/06/05 at 20:18
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"In Soviet Russia..."
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Man, that's terrible. They've obviously not tried a lie detector.

It's terrible that your friend would say you did it, just because it was your lighter.
Fri 03/06/05 at 20:16
Regular
Posts: 18,185
Some may remember a tale I told about a barn.

This barn, after a bit of idiocy from my close friend neal. Got burnt to the ground. In brief, my friend was working in a barn. Stacking a selection of broken chip and pin machines. It was a cold day in January and so he decided to start a fire to keep warm. Using my lighter my friend recklessly started a fire on a stack of boxes and then later, upon request, in a bin, away from danger. As the situation wore on my friend moved the bin nearer to him, which I questioned, the fire flicked from the metal bin and hit a stack of boxes. To cut a long story short, the barn burnt to the ground.

1 month later he is arrested, he tells his arresting officer that it was I that started the fire. So I was arrested. I told the truth, as stated above. 4 months down the line we are both charged with Arson.

I appear in court next week.

I am, as some will known, a Cambridge university student, with a small desire to be a teacher. This offense could see my dreams dashed and my prospects ruined. I have no idea what the minimum sentence is (be it imprisonment or community service), nor do I know EXACTLY what I did wrong.

At the moment my "close friend" still insists it was I that was responsible for the fire.

Help???
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