Oh yes, Last Sunday (23rd September 07), I got up to no good. I was drinking slowly throughout the day and around 6pm a friend and I started drinking more heavily. We did the normal thing for my town walking around socializing and drinking. Anyway fast forward a bit through the night and you get to one of my good friends, and myself walking around with a screwdriver and a hammer. (I had the hammer) I am still not to sure why I got these but we did, and we smashed a few things. Anyway we met up with these two kids that my friend knows, and they started egging us on to rob one of the off liscence's in town. Now, with this friend and me, even if we are not drinking you should not tell us to do something over and over...because we will do it. So, we talk a little walk to the shop, check it out and go to the back door. Of course I tried the handle, don't want to smash anything if you can just open the door! I pull the handle down, *clunk* I thought, wow, keys just fell out! so I go down to the cat flap, look...and nope, it was the other door handle. So I get my hoodie off, put it against one of the windows on the back door, and smash it with my hammer. No Alarm...nice I thought I can get in now. So I reach in through the window and unbolt the door, top and bottom. Try the door...locked! damn. So we retreat back to where the other two kids are and re-think it. As they egg us on more and more we say screw it! go for the front window.
Now.. this is where things get REALLY stupid and you can tell we were not thinking straight. Firstly, FRONT WINDOW? right on the high street, cameras all around. We get to the window looking in as if were just seeing what they got (actualy we were) we spot what we will grab.
Now if we thinking straight, we would of spotted the two white things on either side of the window (alarm). But we failed to. So after much waiting and wasting time I take my hoodie off again (mess up #3, cameras all around!) Put it against the window, smash...alarm...panic...grab whatever my hand touched first and legged it back to where the kids were. Nice cool got a few beers to enjoy...
Again not thinking straight, we casualy, with stolen alcohol, and the weapon used to do the crime, walk back to my house (I live in a spot where I have cameras on either end of my street). That was another mess up of ours, then there was another..we went to the back of my house sat down opened a beer and had a smoke... left the hammer and screwdriver sitting on the table. Anyway after sitting there talking about hwo stupid that was a cop walks into my backyard..nice I thought. At first he didn't spot the hammer and screwdriver (How? I don't know) So I was praying in my head that he wouldn't..a few questions bla bla. Then we got arrested.
I believe the charges on me were, drunk + disorderly, breaking and entering, criminal damage, theft, and breach of peace.
My friend, after the interview with the police where I admitted to everything and admitted that it was all me who did it (I did mention the egging on from the kids) was only cautioned because he was drinking alcohol that he knew was stolen.
We both got a caution and were released the next day. However we both since then have been a little paranoid lol.
But that night has woke me up to the fact, I can't live everyday as I used to. Just not caring what happens, taking it as it comes. It has also woken me up to the fact that I drink to much and to often. Hopefuly I will change a bit now. Me and my friend both have to calm down a lot as we cant really get arrested again or we will get sentenced. I wont be giving up my friday/sat night of chilling with friends, But I do plan on cutting down on how much I drink in those nights. Tonight I will be going out, 8 beers at the most.
But that was my night regretted..the only night I have ever regretted and wished I could take back.
