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Luxury To Forget

One in four people in the US has a criminal record; four in four have a criminal history. These are the stories of people who ‘got away with it.’ Doctors, lawyers, professors, students, police, and policymakers consider how life would be different had they been caught while examining race and class privilege.

Attorney: Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving While Under the Influence; Trespassing; Burglary
10 Nov 2017

Attorney: Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving While Under the Influence; Trespassing; Burglary

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget | 0

And it wouldn’t have left a mark on me.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEUR, FORMER MAYOR: POSSESSION AND SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
19 Sep 2017

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEUR, FORMER MAYOR: POSSESSION AND SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget | 0

Oh, the luxuries to forget. I did such stupid, stupid things.

 

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PROBATION OFFICER: HARASSMENT, BULLYING, TERRORISTIC THREATS, TRESPASSING, CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
19 Sep 2017

PROBATION OFFICER: HARASSMENT, BULLYING, TERRORISTIC THREATS, TRESPASSING, CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years | 0

Seriously. What was I thinking?

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Social Worker, Artist: Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving While Intoxicated
27 Jun 2017

Social Worker, Artist: Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving While Intoxicated

by Emily Baxter | posted in: College Days, Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget, No Record, The Color of Crime | 0

Thrilled to share this guest artist video!

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Graduate Student: Possession of Controlled Substances; Conspiracy to Sell Controlled Substances
26 May 2017

Graduate Student: Possession of Controlled Substances; Conspiracy to Sell Controlled Substances

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

It would be very scary if I were not able to be where I am today.

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Lawyer: Driving without a License
25 May 2017

Lawyer: Driving without a License

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

My girlfriend (now wife) was not impressed.

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Graduate Student: Possession of Controlled Substances; Theft of Government Property; False Identification; Public Urination; Open Container; Public Indecency
25 May 2017

Graduate Student: Possession of Controlled Substances; Theft of Government Property; False Identification; Public Urination; Open Container; Public Indecency

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

Those mistakes? I learned from them. I wouldn’t trade that.

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Graduate Student: Minor in Possession, Public Intoxication
25 May 2017

Graduate Student: Minor in Possession, Public Intoxication

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget, No Record, The Color of Crime | 0

Mostly, we were white upper-upper-middle class, and we were doing the same things that kids in town were doing and everyone knew it—but they were getting picked up and we weren’t.

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International Sales: Underage Drinking, Driving While Intoxicated, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct
25 May 2017

International Sales: Underage Drinking, Driving While Intoxicated, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

I’d be unemployable had I been caught.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Driving While Intoxicated
25 May 2017

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Driving While Intoxicated

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

Your project made me realize that it could have been me. It is difficult to look at yourself in a flawed way, you know?

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Graduate Student: Minor in Possession, Public Intoxication
25 May 2017

Graduate Student: Minor in Possession, Public Intoxication

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record, Uncategorized | 0

But really, as quickly as it all happened, it was over.

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Security Guard: Underage Drinking; Driving Under the Influence
25 May 2017

Security Guard: Underage Drinking; Driving Under the Influence

by Emily Baxter | posted in: Luxury To Forget, No Record | 0

It could have had a domino effect, stopping me from being with you here today.

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