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I Have Been In Prison

I was 18 when I went to prison for the first time. Given nine months for Assault with intent to resist arrest and shop lifting. Was released on probation after five months but was back inside within four weeks having broken the terms of my probation. Spent my 21st birthday behind bars for assault and robbery with an 18month sentence. Third and final time when I was 24, I was in for three months for my old favorite crime of shoplifting.

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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

I have a friend who somehow got away with shoplifting for twenty years. Never did get how he did it.

Lynn1976 · 46-50, F

@LordShadowfire There are some that do it as a profession.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@Lynn1976 With him, I would swear it was more like a psychological thing. He didn't need the things he stole; he just did it because he was that good at it. You couldn't watch him closely enough to catch him in the act, but after we left the grocery store, he'd be like, "Want a pepperoni stick?" and pull out a bulk bag.

Lynn1976 · 46-50, F

@LordShadowfire When I did it as a kid, it was only for the thrill. I obviously wasn't that good at it.

AtlanticAlice · 41-45, F

@Lynn1976 for a while there it felt like a profession for me

Lynn1976 · 46-50, F

@AtlanticAlice Of course when I eventually was caught, I maintained that is was my first time, to try and mitigate my potential punishment at home.