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August 11, 2014
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Thank you judge Tom, for your help I’m the person who shoplifted $37 dollars worth of eye makeup at Walmart. As I stated before I got off easy and have a court date soon. I regret it, I wish I can go back in time and tell myself to buy the things instead of stealing. I’m worried about my parents, I had plans that when I turn 21, I was going to get my parents papers so they become legal residents of the United States. Will this now affect my parents chance of getting papers now? What about college, will I be kicked out? What about finding a job? I read about the diversion program and I hope that I can be part of the program. Also what should I pled in court? Guilty or not gulity? I don’t know what I should do, it’s my first time and I’m terribly sick to my stomach that this happened to me, I’m a good person with a good heart, I want to believe that god forgave me, I already begged for forgiveness for my actions, please help judge Tom. I want this to be a lesson learned and I want to move on from it, I don’t want to go to jail I start college in a week, will my parents get their papers?

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