Friend was raided by the DEA
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Had a motivated leader in the Marine Corps who constantly spewed on about his "Rule of 15" where it only took 15 seconds to decide to take a 15 minute action that ruins the next 15 years of your life, or something like that.
Truth, though.
Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions - TED
I didn't like the dan gilbert stuff. He fails to computer things like:
In the equation, it is more than just odds of gain x multiple of gain. There should be (odds of gain x multiple of gain / possibility of negative repercussions * loss that would arise from negative repercussions )*(loss of opportunity/100)
His breakdown of gambling was also flawed, since people don't gamble because they hear about winners, but because of variance.
He makes a point that is valid, but simplifies it and tries to apply cover-all blankets when explaining reality instead of making the effort (and alienating most of his audience in the process audience) by more accurately dissecting the complex tapestry of life.
I understand that tax debt and student loans can't be discharged via bankruptcy, but let's be real here. He had his priorities all wrong. Even debt you can't discharge on are still civil matters for the most part unless there was some kind of fraud involved. Plus you can work out a payment plan with your lender.
Your friend was a complete moron because he ultimately risked it all in the most traceable way possible to try to pay back federalized debt.
Now he STILL owes that debt, interest, plus additional fines, and years and possibly even decades of federal prison time.
Also he was a fool apply for student loans for an unaccredited diploma mill.
I know infoslob said he seems like a smart guy, but the truth is he isn't. He's already made a bad decision by applying to Full Sail. Then he made a horrible decision by buying pounds of schedule 1 drugs twice, and actually thought his excuse that the shipper switched up the order would actually work. Finally he had a shit load of incriminating evidence in his home AND he blogged about this shit.
Let's hear the long story.
You can default on them, but you can't discharge them via bankruptcy. So you would be plagued with potential asset seizures and garnished wages if you're employed.
It sucks, but it's far preferable to decades in the fed pen. This young buck his his priorities wrong.
Teaching English in Thailand or China and earning revenue via IM on the side would have been a FAR better decision for OP's friend.
As we are on the rules, here is an easy one to follow to go undetected (most times)
Never do more than one crime at a time.
- If you drive drunk, don't speed.
- If you are speeding, don't have illegal drugs on you.
- ...
Multiple crimes at the same time easily multiply your sentence, as the overall picture changes to your disadvantage.
Often times, it is even legal stuff that'll multiply your sentence.
German example:
Having weed is almost never prosecuted.
Having weed and a fine electronic scale at the house? Busted for dealing.
If you sell bath salts, don't have an automatic gun, an automatic bill counter, or use bitcoins.
(Yeah, all of them might be legal, but.. the overall picture is just shit.)
Actually, for me, the bill counting machine was the biggest WTF and dead giveaway.
::emp::
Never do more than one crime at a time.
- If you drive drunk, don't speed.
- If you are speeding, don't have illegal drugs on you.
- ...
Multiple crimes at the same time easily multiply your sentence, as the overall picture changes to your disadvantage.
Often times, it is even legal stuff that'll multiply your sentence.
German example:
Having weed is almost never prosecuted.
Having weed and a fine electronic scale at the house? Busted for dealing.
If you sell bath salts, don't have an automatic gun, an automatic bill counter, or use bitcoins.
(Yeah, all of them might be legal, but.. the overall picture is just shit.)
Actually, for me, the bill counting machine was the biggest WTF and dead giveaway.
::emp::
I couldn't agree more EMP. I wonder why OP won't post the long story. Your friend is fucked; you won't make it worse by telling the long form of the story.
