Disorderly conduct charge???

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ok so here's the deal, Im only 23, some of my buddies were being stupid at a party one night and decided it would be funny to call 911 on some neighbors for a stupid fake reason and watch the cavalry come riding in. However when they did make the call they were very unruly to the person on the other end of the line. My friends also thought it would be funny to make the call from my phone without telling me. I was "enjoying the party" and was unaware this was taking place......lets just leave it at that haha. So I get a call from the local law enforcement a few days later, I know its a pretty stupid excuse and difficult to defend, but I decided to go ahead and go with the whole "my phone was stolen" thing. He didn't buy it so much and decided to go ahead and try to get me for disorderly conduct. I did not receive a ticket, and have not gone to court yet, I guess its pending, so my questions are:

I am in the process of applying to a few BSN programs, my stats are very high and have been told to plan on beginning a program in August. IF I AM CONVICTED CAN THIS AFFECT ME STARTING A NURSING PROGRAM?

WHAT IF WHEN I GRADUATE? I KNOW ITS A DIFFERENT STORY WHEN APPLYING TO TAKE YOUR BOARD EXAMS?

IF CONVICTED WILL IT MATTER THEN EITHER?

AND LASTLY, DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPECULATE ON THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE PROCESS THAT IS ABOUT TO UNFOLD? Lets just assume for a second I can avoid a conviction.

CAN I KEEP THIS OFF MY RECORD BY PLEADING NO CONTEST? OR OFFERING COMMUNITY SERVICE? ETC, ETC

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Specializes in home health, dialysis, others.

We cannot give legal advice on this board. However, have you actually been charged? You state you were not given a ticket - what does that mean?

Best wishes OH-ARE !

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

We cannot answer your questions regarding nursing school or the BON.....they only can answer those questions, with any sort of accuracy. Such things are decided purely on a case by case basis.

I can tell you that you need to find new friends.

There is no , no, NO! good excuse for that sort of garbage being done by ANYONE. It is not cute, it is not funny, it is not acceptable. It seriously endangers other people's lives. And having such "friends" that pull such crap are a reflection on your character. What is there too say that they may which to pull similar such "cute, funny" things on you are work, when you are caring for the seriously ill, like call in a bomb threat or planting illegal products on you and notifying the police. Or jokingly calling your instructors and saying that your class uses drugs or that you threatened to shoot your classmates.

(I have several family members of my family that work in law enforcement. These things waste important time, and can get people "accidently" shot. It also ties them up when they need to care for people actually in danger.)

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the part of the story I forgot to mention

Yesterday, in the mail, I received a "notice of complaint" from the university I am currently attending. I have to have a meeting with the dept of student rights for a "possible student conduct violation" and it says for disorderly conduct. I havn't received anything from the police but i am assuming if he can report it to my university that they are dealing with a disorderly conduct violation, then it is probably "in the works" or "pending" with the city as well.

But no I have not received a ticket either, I am just assuming with him reporting it to my university, then I will also have a case pending with law enforcement here in the near future. I have not received anything in the mail from the city however. I am just trying to think "worst case scenario" ya know

All in all it was just us stupid young poeple being stupid, i know it was stupid and doesnt look good for someone who wants to go into healthcare, I was thinking the officer would be alittle more understanding and possibly let this thing go but now its obvious he wants to mess with my education and future as well.

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the part of the story I forgot to mention

Yesterday, in the mail, I received a "notice of complaint" from the university I am currently attending. I have to have a meeting with the dept of student rights for a "possible student conduct violation" and it says for disorderly conduct. I havn't received anything from the police but i am assuming if he can report it to my university that they are dealing with a disorderly conduct violation, then it is probably "in the works" or "pending" with the city as well.

But no I have not received a ticket either, I am just assuming with him reporting it to my university, then I will also have a case pending with law enforcement here in the near future. I have not received anything in the mail from the city however. I am just trying to think "worst case scenario" ya know

All in all it was just us stupid young poeple being stupid, i know it was stupid and doesnt look good for someone who wants to go into healthcare, I was thinking the officer would be alittle more understanding and possibly let this thing go but now its obvious he wants to mess with my education and future as well.

I hate to sound like a Machiavellian jerk here but here's my two cents worth anyway. As to whether or not this messes up your chance at nursing school I've got no idea. But what you're getting regardless is an education in the school of life.

You say it was "just us stupid young people being stupid." Well, I can't argue with the being stupid part, but I hate to tell you that you were considered an adult five years ago at age 18. I might understand this sort of behavior from an 18 year old, but you've had five years to mature and it appears you might not have done a whole lot of that. You're an adult, you've been one for 5 years, and it sounds like you're acting like an adolescent.

Yeah, I know...they took your phone without you knowing about it. You were "enjoying the party, lets just leave it at that, ha ha" which to me sounds like you might have been passed out drunk or well on your way to it? Just a hunch here. Never mind that, but then when you have a chance to explain the situation, you LIE about it to law enforcement.

Then, you complain that someone "obviously wants to mess with" your education and future. That's really rich. You know, I might be inclined to be a little more sympathetic if you seemed serious about taking any responsibility at all for your situation but instead you seem intent on blaming your friends for the call and blaming law enforcement for what it might do to your future.

Hopefully you'll grow up a heck of a lot more than you are now before you pursue nursing, or any other career where anyone will need to rely on your judgement for their well-being.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

With friends like that who needs enemies? IMO...23 years old is OLD to be doing these types of pranks. Now if you were 12yo, I could have more understanding...maybe. Claiming "we are young" is no excuse because legally...you are not young, you are an adult. We are judged by the company we keep and I agree with the above poster: Find new friends.

I hope it all works out for you and go with the truth...you were unaware your friends used your phone.

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Wow, just what you don't need. No legal advice, but just this. In my state, when you go online and apply for your license, (along with having had your fingerprint scanned, and all involved so that you can sit for the NCLEX), there is a part where they ask if you have ever... and the "evers" have to do with felony, and unpaid child support, etc. I think some states like to use this application for a license as a strong incentive for people to remedy certain things that need to be resolved.:specs:

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Wow except for 2ndwind, thanks for nothing, ive already come to the understanding of all the bs you guys were talking about, but i posted this thread for ligitimate ASSISTANCE to the problem, not for people to grill me on what already happened.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.

How do you feel that your friends are letting you take the heat for what they did?

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Specializes in ER.

I agree with those that say this was worse than a stupid prank. Sure it was your friends that actually did the deed, but if they aren't mature enough to come forward to the police when you explain how this could ruin your career and your life then you need to blame them, not the cop.

If you aren't totally embarassed and remorseful for allowing yourself (and your phone) to be in this type of situation, you are going to feel the wrath of the law upon you. You went to the party. You got drunk. You left your phone with those fools. You are friends with a bunch of Neanderthals that think a false alarm is funny. No more.

Give up the names of your friends to the police (for starters), find out who actually made the call, and don't give them any sympathy when they whine. Write a letter of apology and explanation to the neighbors you embarassed, and the police that were called out unnecessarily.

If someone broke into my house, took my phone, and did the same thing, I'd be totally embarassed, explain it to everyone I met, and make apologies. If my friends did it I'd report every last one of them to the cops, and never speak to them again.

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Wow except for 2ndwind, thanks for nothing, ive already come to the understanding of all the bs you guys were talking about, but i posted this thread for ligitimate ASSISTANCE to the problem, not for people to grill me on what already happened.

LOL...if you had already come to an understanding, you'd understand it's not "bs". I suspect you have a lot of learning about life ahead of you. Best of luck.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

As a Fire Officer / Paramedic,

I feel you and your "friends" should be charged for immaturity and stupidity. Do you and your friends not realize how much it cost to send multiple apparatuses to an emergency scene, or how you slow our response to a real incident?

With you and your friends displaying such poor judgment, why should you be allowed to function as an RN at this immature stage of your life? Maybe it is best that you wait a year or two to grow up so you can take responsibility for your actions and the type of people you decide to hang around with to have fun.

When you go to court, you can take you friends with you so they can admit their stupidity and save you additional grief, if your posted version of the story is true. I really would hate to see your education or future career harmed by such behavior. However, after coming in contact with so many people like “your friends”, in my many years of working in the fire service, I have come to realize that there is no such thing as common sense.

As a fire officer, I would definitely file charges against you and / or your friends.

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