Am I Going to Jail for Shoplifting

[Disagreeable]

I guess that the actions prove the 4.0 was undeserved then.

I have heard that is the problem with internet college. It give people a false sense on intelligence.

[Horripilation]

I will feel better when I see some kind of acknowledgement that the world does not have to give you a pass on responsibility because you are a good student. You may be the brightest kid on the block (though you're probably not) but you weren't smart enough to take a pass on thievery. You thought you were smart enough to get away with it, you weren't, and now you want to use your GPA to avoid taking responsibility for your actions.

Quite frankly, I don't give a damn if you go to jail or not, though it might be the only way to get it through your head that the law applies to kids with 4.0 averages too. But I'm getting damned sick of the number of thieves who post here thinking that their GPA is a get out of jail free card, and then get snarky when they're told that it isn't.

I got snarky at your tone, not your opinion. And for the record, I never implied that I thought my GPA was any sort of get out of jail free card; I simply put what I had on the table and asked if anyone thought it would make a difference. Get off your high horse you internet warrior, and stop preaching to me about how what I did was wrong. I'm aware of it. I created this thread for advice on how I could present my case in such a way as to avoid having the book thrown at me, not to get lectured by condescending pricks.

Also, I'm not a thief by nature. There were a number of mitigating factors that greatly affected my decision to do something crazy that night; I think of it as the perfect storm. But I digress. Thank you for being so unhelpful.

[cbg]

No. Your GPA will not make any difference.

And I do not volunteer here to help people avoid taking the consequences of their actions. There are NO mitigating circumstances that makes thievery acceptable. If that's your goal, pay a lawyer to do it.