You do the crime, you pay the time.

Hello everyone! Sorry I've been a tad bit MIA this week as this is only my first entry and it's already Wednesday. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and beginning of their week. It's been quite an interesting week for myself. Yesterday, I found out some pretty devastating news about one of my best guy friends from high school. It turns out he could be facing up to now 16 years in prison due to dealing marijuana and his latest stunt: attacking a police informant. To break it down: my friend got caught dealing marijuana on three different counts and was set up by a police informant (aka someone who was caught for dealing and in turn chose to snitch on other people he knew were selling drugs in order to not pay for his sentencing). Hence, he was set-up by this informant of the police department and literally caught my friend (cameras and all) in the act multiple times without his knowledge. Now, a year later, my friend decided he wanted this guy who ratted him out to pay for what he did and he went to his house and attacked him, even went as far as threatening this guy's grandmother. It's an absolutely sad/horrific story especially since the culprit is someone I used to know very well and spend a lot of time with. There are many mixed views about this situation. On one stance, some people say that this police informant deserves what my friend did to him, he ratted my friend out to only benefit himself. Now this police informant will not have to pay for the initial crime he committed, himself. On the opposition, many believe what my friend did was completely morally incorrect, he violated the law, twice now, and even went as far as threatening an elderly woman. As a moderate political believer and just as a decent/semi-normal human being, I took in both these viewpoints and I've come to a conclusion myself. This story is obviously very close to me, definitely hits home since this is one of my best friends from high school (though we haven't talked for about a year). What my friend did was not right in any way, shape, or form. However, I believe his case undermines one of the many flaws within our legal system. I think if someone is caught breaking the law, for instance selling marijuana, you should have to pay for the consequences. This goes for everyone within our society; famous or not, illegal or legal citizenship status- you do the crime, you should, undoubtedly, pay the time. I don't think there should be a way to "get yourself out of what you did." When a person commits a crime, he or she is making their own decision and knowingly understand that it is illegal. Even if this crime is something as small as not wearing your seat belt (it's a $106 fine in Minnesota btw) all the way to rape or murder; one should pay for the consequences. Obviously, I feel bad for my friend but at the same time he set himself for everything he did. He made his own decisions. Therefore, he should man-up to what he has done and pay for the consequences. It just shocks me to believe he's going through all of this at such a young age and not too long ago he was on the right path to success. He was going to school, even wrestled for his college, and genuinely was trying to better himself. He's had quite the obstacles with some personal family issues aside from these crimes he's committed. I know the future will be even more of a challenge for him so as his old friend, I reached out to him. I just reassured him that although he has done a lot of wrong, I am still here for him as a friend. I can only hope for the best and wait to see how the future pans out. It is so crazy how people can change so much in such a short amount of time, some for the better, others for worse; yet everything happens for a reason and only the future holds what is in store for us. True friendships last forever, though you may not always talk to one another; sincerity is the most important element.

Sorry to get all serious on you guys today.


Until next time....

Alyce