I was two hours from a felony warrant for being naive and nice.
I’ll wager you won’t be doing this again.
Keep the nice, lose the naive.
That would have bad news. Who would you have hit on?
They say it's better to be lucky than good, but I like going with a bit of both. Very smooth getting the car back.
Thanks for the story. Sometimes I think I screwed up moving so far away, then I'll hear something like what you wrote and it clears my head and snaps me back to reality.
I know it’s scary, but sometimes people talk out their ass.
You would certainly be liable in a civil court for damages, but you would never get charged with a felony. The cops would talk to you for about five minutes and toss that warrant.
You learned a lesson. I’ve had several friends in the program. I usually only have to have the “no loans” and no bail conversation once. And it’s usually before they’ve fallen off the wagon. Honesty is the best policy.
Good luck on your recovery.