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Have any of you ever been arrested for something you truly didn't do, or as a consequence of trying to do someone a favor?

Asked by turtlegrrrl (337points) October 27th, 2009

I was arrested recently for ‘felony dealing in stolen property’. A friend of long standing gave me a bunch of very beautiful painted pottery he told me he’d obtained from his uncle. I did not know it was stolen and did not try to sell or trade it, but gave my neighbor several pieces for his garden since I had a lot of it. He tried to sell them the very same day to a nursery that had apperently been robbed of the very same items. There are a lot of ominous circumstances here and I am not taking this well. I spent a night in jail and have had nightmares and serious antisocial tendencies since this took place. My faith in law enforcement has been destroyed and my trust in others shattered. I am edgy and afraid to leave my house now, but what is worse, I didn’t even have to leave my own home to have trouble come calling for me. I am afraid even to see a therapist for what I know must be post-trauma shock. I feel so very alone, like no one else could possibly understand what I feel like. Am I, or is there anyone else that has been here?

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