I am a wee bit gutted.

[Gazz]

Usually I dont come on public forums pouring my heart out but I am just back home from a job interview which I have sought after for a very long time and all the way on the way home all I could think about was how shit life can actually get - and also how so little, trivial and menial things can be blown out of proportion to fuck you up royally, for the rest of your life!

Went today and sat 3 theory tests for the job (Language, Maths and Problem Solving), all of which were difficult I must admit; I suppose they are meant to be difficult; but felt that they went well. I answered all questions, only got stuck at a few over the 3 papers and also had sufficient time to go back over the papers and put in a possible answer.

Anyway, after the tests were out the way, there was loads of talking and questions, etc, and then they hand out a form for criminal convictions, fines, arrests, etc.

At this point I raise my hand and he tells me to wait behind after everyone else has left.

*This was the information I had to tell him after everyone else had gone*

Last month, as I was leaving work I was reversing out of a car park space very slowly - nothing was around me when I started to reverse. However, a family (man, woman and child) walked out right behind my car pushing a trolley full of shopping. The guy shouted "Woe, woe, woe" so I stopped and didnt even hit his trolley.

I then manoeuvred my car fully out of the space and raised my hand to apologize for almost hitting his trolley, but as I go to drive away he shouts something at me. I do not remember what it was that he shouted but it was something aggressive/offensive. So I got out my car and get out and shout back at him. I cannot remember what I said either, but it was something along the lines of: "I never fuckin' seen you", etc...

I get back in the car, go to drive away, and again he shouts something to me. Again I get out of the car and start shouting at him for a couple of seconds then drive off home.

A week past and then I get a call from the police one morning asking me to come over to the station to speak with them. I go to them no problem; not worrying too much, but leave the station 10 mins later being charged with a breach of the peace AND a careless driving charge.

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I havent had any letters through yet from them, and as a result I had to put on the form that there was charged brought; convictions pending.

And so the guy doing the tests today told me that my application would be automatically rejected if their were convictions pending on it.

So basically a wasted day going to do the tests in the first place.

Cant believe that something so petty (shouting at somebody) could lead to a criminal record, and fuck you up for the rest of your life.



Furthermore, slightly off topic, but will this conviction prevent me from visiting certain countries of the world? (As I really enjoy travelling) And this would just be another aspect in my life that has been fucked up all because I raised my voice to someone.

[Gazz]

P.S. - Feel free to post the 'Cool Story, Bro' image.

[DrDonnyBrago]

No real knowledge as to your questions but I doubt a conviction for something so trivial would prevent you leaving the country. It also seems unlikely that they will get a conviction on something so sparse of evidence, is there CCTV?

Good luck on the job front though .

[Imonster]

Erm...from memory I didn't think that Breach of the Peace was a criminal conviction if that would help with the job you're going for if it's not too late?
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[WildGoose]

Convictions pending, doesn't mean you are going to be convicted surely? Sounds like nonsense to me, he shouted at you, you shouted back. He is just as liable to breach of the peace. As for driving without due care, where is the evidence?

What have you admitted to?

If it looks likely, then get yourself a better brief. Can't see any court taking it seriously tbh.

Assuming for a minute that nothing comes of it, then it won't affect you in the long term, and getting fucked over with this job because of it was just a case of bad timing.

Which is a shit thing indeed, but it'll pass.
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

[G]

First off, worth asking them if they will put you through the process and keep you on file until it's cleared up?

Get a good legal bod to make sure you don't get done.
Consider making a counter-complaint.

[Raffles]

I can't see how a charge of careless driving will stick if you were reversing out from a place that had restricted view, manouvering very slowly, with your windows down whilst all of the time observing and listening for hazards. You did not hit anyone or anything because of the care that you did take whilst driving.
With the benefit of hindsight I'm sure that you now realise that it was a mistake to get out of the car and allow the situation to escalate but what's done is done. I imagine that you were quite frank when being interviewed by The Police. That is not always a good thing. Better to remain shtum(SP?) and let them prove the allegation. After all, it was only their word against yours, wasn't it?
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[Gazz]

[Im-a-Ridah]

What job was it?

That said, all these hoops are why I'd rather work for myself TBH.

[Gazz]

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[GhostRider]

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[Hetzer]

Jesus H Christ. Are there really people still so fcuking dumb?
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[thegubner]

I've been asked to leave a job before for lying about a record, they asked why I lied, I said because if I didn't I wouldn't have been given the job.

I was correct and still asked to leave.

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