# The Worst crime I have ever committed is..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457 "2000-07-13T18:05:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/1 "2000-07-13T18:05:33Z")
I’m not with the FBI so all you paranoid people can relax. I guess I’m just trying to justify my own wrong doings… ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/2 "2000-07-13T18:08:11Z")
Sodomy in Virginia. I believe that carries a maximum of 25 years in prison. Most murderers get off long before then. There were others. I suppose I am a federal criminal since I mixed bleach and ammonia as a minor. I read that it is a federal crime to mix them on GQ. Still, I doubt that 25 years would be a punishment for that. HUGS! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/3 "2000-07-13T18:21:42Z")
Federal crimes: too many explosive devices to count removing a working catalytic converter from a car State & Local: carrying a knife underage (I’m legal now) carrying an illegal knife (switchblade) some of those explosives were inside city limits driving over 100 mph in a 70 zone Never caught at any of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/4 "2000-07-13T18:29:55Z")
I still have to wait a few years before I can admit to mine. August 17th, 2006 is when I’ll be able to speak freely. The suspense is killing you, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/5 "2000-07-13T18:31:54Z")
c’mon pleeeeeaaaaaase?!? ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/6 "2000-07-13T18:53:08Z")
I ripped the tags off my mattresses! Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/7 "2000-07-13T19:05:55Z")
Let’s see: I committed oral sodomy in severla states, including Virginia, where I now live. I have smoked marijuana and taken LSD. I actually spent one night in jail in 1988 for being drunk and disorderly.(bar fight-I won!) I have also exceeded the speed limit on several occasions, and in Korea, I taught English lessons to private students, a violation of the conditions of my work visa. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/8 "2000-07-13T19:10:17Z")
Well, since this is the internet, you can’t prove that any of this is true or even that I am who I say I am, which makes this post useless for purposes of prosecution, especially if you don’t have witnesses. 😃 Let’s see…I’ve had a few fights, which depending on your definitions, could be construed to mean I’ve participated in a few instances of battery, assault with a weapon (though I call them self-defense) and by extension I guess some weapons possession charges… On the white collar side, I’ve gained access to computer resources without authorization once or twice, and I’ve reverse-engineered software. Not much of a rap-sheet and I hope to keep it that way. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/9 "2000-07-13T19:10:29Z")
I killed a man in Abilene when he touched my horse. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/10 "2000-07-13T19:16:41Z")
Oh, I almost forgot… When I was just a baby, my mama told me, “Son, Always be a good boy; don’t ever play with guns.” But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. heh ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/11 "2000-07-13T19:20:18Z")
A felony, which then allowed me to commit the same misdemeanor repeatedly before I reached the legal age for enaging in such an act. Oh, and sodomy. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/12 "2000-07-13T19:21:34Z")
Hey Sqrl, I think it is 25 years per offense, so feel free to drop by the boards in a few thousand years and say hi. I think my biggest crime might be speeding. Ooh, how exciting. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/13 "2000-07-13T19:31:56Z")
You rebels aren’t exactly making feel any better. I guess most dopers are all law-abiding citizens. ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/14 "2000-07-13T19:32:07Z")
Hmm… well sodomy in VA. I would only be in prison for about 100 years. Eventhough I live in the area, I avoid Virginia most of the time. Although Northern Virginia is quite nice and liberal. HUGS! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/15 "2000-07-13T19:36:03Z")
A bunch of them… Probably the worst was tresspassing on restricted federal property with weapons. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/16 "2000-07-13T19:36:40Z")
Lessee. Drug trafficking. Assault of a police officer. Many other assorted minor things. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/17 "2000-07-13T19:37:50Z")
Well Jesus, ChrisP, what’d you do? Set an orphanage on fire? Whore out some nuns? What? ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/18 "2000-07-13T19:51:37Z")
One involved drugs One involved drinking One involved fighting One involved a weapon ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/19 "2000-07-13T19:52:33Z")
All of these crimes were committed as a minor. Grand theft auto dropped down to joyriding because it was my friend’s mom’s car. Seven counts of felony possession of drugs/paraphenalia, one count of felony possession of drugs (crank) in a lock up facility. (kiddie prison) Truancy which can get you in a lot of trouble in the county that I used to live in. Three counts of assault, one with a potentially deadly weapon. Several counts of failure to appear in court. A few counts of minor theft resulting in community service. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457/20 "2000-07-13T19:54:02Z")
Well, I hope no one I know is on this board or will ever read this…When I was about 16 my dad said he was going to have my sports car painted for my birthday, and when my birthday came, we didn’t have enough money. So I figured I would just have some of the local thugs break into my car and just beat it up a little. When I found it, all they did was steal my stereo. So I took a hammer to it and did a little work myself. Needless to say, these kids I ran around with caught one of the thugs showing off my equipment. And all hell broke loose from there. Basically, it was Insurance fraud and I lied my way out of it. It wasn’t the right thing to do. But all I cared about was saving my ass. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-crime-i-have-ever-committed-is/25457.md?page=2)