i have this pain eating me up for years. i was arrested for shoplifting 2007. this is how it happened. i went to the mall , i bought several stuff from a diff store, then i went to jcpenny, i was trying some outfits i wanted to buy, then all of a sudden i got a call that my best friend passed. i started crying and immediately hurried out of the store . i picked everything with me , my sister was waiting for me infront of the fitting room. i got stopped at the store. i didnt know why i was stopped. i was crying due to the news. i asked if i had something with me, i told them, stuff i put from a previous store, i gave them my bags, only for them to bring out parfums i wanted to pay for. i was shocked. i apologised and explained what happened to me. they never listened to me. i told them that i was a gold member of the store, that my husband and i have shopped millions of times. that was the worst day of my life. i got arrested and was fingerprinted. i had no priors and have never had any. my lawyer told me to take some theft class and community service,the case of dismissed and was expunged a couple of months ago. i want to go into nursing school in florida.i mailed them a letter asking me if i hav a chance,i got a response back that they cant respond because i havent started nursing school yet. i need honest advise please, do i have a choice??? thanks
