I attended MLG Orlando, and I was a frequent poster in this forum, and on these boards, not too long ago. Some of you might have realized that I disappeared. Or, maybe some of you are just realizing it as I am bringing it to your attention. None the less, I would like to explain why.
Me, Boof, Axi, and Lil Chi, left MLG Orlando almost immediately after finals (against my will). It had taken 2 days to get down to Orlando (from NJ). Since Axi had work the very next day, we didn't have the luxury of stopping to rest on the way back. After driving for 7 hours, and not seeing anyone for a long time, I decided to speed. Well, it turns out that I decided to speed in the worst state, and the worst county for speeding in the US: Sussex, Virginia. It wasn't long before I was pulled over. I was arrested and spent two nights in jail. Axi, Boof, and Lil Chi eventually managed to bail me out. If I hadn't been bailed out, I would have spent the next month in that place, waiting for my court date.
All I could think about was how the hell I went from playing in a video game tournament with friends, to sitting in a jail cell with hillbillies and guys with no teeth. Nobody there was particularly fond of people from NJ either. Ironically, one of them actually was named Bubba! The scary thing was, I really didn't think I was going to get out. It wasn't exactly the best moment of my life. After this happened, and I had finally gotten home, my court date consumed my focus entirely. I dropped Smash, friends, and practically all forms of recreation, so I could get everything ready for my court date. The highest punishment you can get for speeding in VA is a year in prison! I got a lawyer, took a defensive driving course, and printed a copy of my transcript, which has good grades. My court date was a week ago, and I'm happy to say that I'm not in jail, obviously. I was given 50 hours of community service, and various other tasks to perform. I have to finish all this stuff before I have to drive myself all the way down to VA again for one last court date. Surprisingly, I didn't lose my license, or get any points.
Now that all this is finally out of the way, I would like to announce my return to Smash and to Smashboards (not like it's that big of a deal, lol). I'm finally going to be making my way out to tournies again.
It's pretty apparent that the moral of this story is don't speed! But, more specifically, be careful when traveling across state lines. You don't know what their laws are, and you don't know how different things might be. I think this topic comes up at an appropriate time, because many of you are going to be getting your licenses soon, and I'm sure you are all going to be rushing to Smash tournies. Drive carefully fellow Smashers. That is, unless you want to spend the night with Bubba, or possibly kill yourself.
DON'T SPEED IN VIRGINIA........seriously.
Me, Boof, Axi, and Lil Chi, left MLG Orlando almost immediately after finals (against my will). It had taken 2 days to get down to Orlando (from NJ). Since Axi had work the very next day, we didn't have the luxury of stopping to rest on the way back. After driving for 7 hours, and not seeing anyone for a long time, I decided to speed. Well, it turns out that I decided to speed in the worst state, and the worst county for speeding in the US: Sussex, Virginia. It wasn't long before I was pulled over. I was arrested and spent two nights in jail. Axi, Boof, and Lil Chi eventually managed to bail me out. If I hadn't been bailed out, I would have spent the next month in that place, waiting for my court date.
All I could think about was how the hell I went from playing in a video game tournament with friends, to sitting in a jail cell with hillbillies and guys with no teeth. Nobody there was particularly fond of people from NJ either. Ironically, one of them actually was named Bubba! The scary thing was, I really didn't think I was going to get out. It wasn't exactly the best moment of my life. After this happened, and I had finally gotten home, my court date consumed my focus entirely. I dropped Smash, friends, and practically all forms of recreation, so I could get everything ready for my court date. The highest punishment you can get for speeding in VA is a year in prison! I got a lawyer, took a defensive driving course, and printed a copy of my transcript, which has good grades. My court date was a week ago, and I'm happy to say that I'm not in jail, obviously. I was given 50 hours of community service, and various other tasks to perform. I have to finish all this stuff before I have to drive myself all the way down to VA again for one last court date. Surprisingly, I didn't lose my license, or get any points.
Now that all this is finally out of the way, I would like to announce my return to Smash and to Smashboards (not like it's that big of a deal, lol). I'm finally going to be making my way out to tournies again.
It's pretty apparent that the moral of this story is don't speed! But, more specifically, be careful when traveling across state lines. You don't know what their laws are, and you don't know how different things might be. I think this topic comes up at an appropriate time, because many of you are going to be getting your licenses soon, and I'm sure you are all going to be rushing to Smash tournies. Drive carefully fellow Smashers. That is, unless you want to spend the night with Bubba, or possibly kill yourself.
DON'T SPEED IN VIRGINIA........seriously.
I'm also not a lunatic driver, which is why it sucks so bad, because I don't usually do stuff like that. 
