Originally Posted by
Mongoloid
I realize that i have made a mistake and all I can do is move forward in my life. I haven't touched pot ever since that day even though I think it's less harmful than alcohol. For those giving me words of reassurance i thank you and for those that scold me I would like to ask are you really that perfect? Yes I made the wrong choice but does that wash away all the good that I've done.. I'm going to represent myself in court and explain to the judge what I'm trying to accomplish in life and wish for the best. Hopefully he can see that I'm not an "drug addict" because I've already kicked the habit. In the long run if aviation does not work out for me which I hope it won't I will still have my business degree.
side note: No i will not remove the iceman avatar the man is my hero "you're too dangerous".
I'm one of the ones that said that America loves to give second chances - and no - 99.9% of people aren't that clean. But the above bolded sentences show that you are still making excuses. It doesn't come across that way to you - but if I were an employer and you mentioned these things in the same manner as you wrote them - you'd be out the door.
It doesn't matter Mongoloid if alcohol is worse in YOUR opinion. Pot is ILLEGAL. Alcohol is not.
Deflecting the scoldings with the "people who live in glass houses" mentality works great when you are raising your children, but will get you nowhere in real life - especially in a competitive environment.
Finally - you used the word "habit" above, yet in your initial post you talked about "wrong time, wrong place" (another poor choice of words). You should probably find anohter way to express yourself other than making it sound like you were a regular user who couldn't help yourself.
If you're clean now and you have learned your lesson then maybe you are worth another shot. I drank and drove when I was 17 a few times. Thank god I never got caught or caused an accident or anything of the other million things that might have gone wrong with that activity. Lucky for me - somewhere along the way I got a lot smarter, realized how stupid I was acting, and turned myself around. If you find yourself in this situation now Mongoloid, best of luck.
USMCFLYR