I've told people this from time to time, but I don't mention it often. I was charged with assault when I was 15 years old. It was dumb that I was charged; it was a schoolyard rivalry that just happened to take place off of the schoolyard. I stupidly let a social worker convince me to plead guilty and go into alternative measures, where I gained a conviction record and had to work in the old folks' home for 30 days. *shudder*

I was young and naive and I was railroaded, and I still have greivances about that whole situation. Thank goodness for the Young Offenders Act and my record being wiped when I was 18.