So true Sunny. I know I have told this story before but here goes. I almost had a job a couple of years ago...in fact it was offered to me and all I had to do was the drug test and the background test. Well when they did both of those they found that 10 years ago because of some extenuating circumstances I had paid off a check at the magistrates office. It went on my record as a conviction. I never knew it would.
What happened was that this occurred during a hurricane and I had bought $24 worth of supplies on my way to a shelter. The little store I bought them at got damaged and went out of business after the hurricane and never deposited the checks in a timely manner. I didnt notice that the check didnt clear and when they did go to deposit it, I didnt have the funds in the bank. They never contacted me and just turned it in to the magistrate because this store was out of business. I was contacted by the magistrate and told to come down and take care of it which I did immediately. I thought nothing more about it. Never dreamed I was allowing myself to be convicted of something without a trial.
I would have been far better off to have them take me to court, ask for a prayer for judgment continued, which in essence says that you havent been in trouble before, wont be again for a year and this will all go away with no record.
Instead I carry this conviction for running down to pay the dumb thing off like I should have and not wasting everyones time. So for $24 I cant get a job.
