I've been in the bail bonds service business a long time and I've
seen and heard it all. Hi. My name is
Sal and I make my living getting people out of the slammer. With that said you may be wondering why I'm
writing an article about how to avoid jail all together. The truth is, I've witnessed first hand the
irreversible destruction an arrest and jail time has on a family and on this
community. It's heartbreaking,
really. So, I've had enough. Enough of
the sleepless nights, the crime scenes, and the jail visits. I'm leaving the bail bondsman gig and
starting a self help and life coach business.
With my experience, you too can stay out of jail for good. Take my advice seriously- it could very well
change the entire course of your life.
Education
Study and take school seriously.
School is the building blocks of your future and without it you're going
to need a bail bonding agent on speed dial.
Go to school, be on time and get good grades. Yes, I know you're Spanish 101 class is
boring, but you need the credits to graduate.
Once you graduate high school go to college. Set big dreams and even bigger life
goals. If you want to be bail agent,
you'll need to major in criminal justice.
Getting a good education means you will be developing critical thinking
skills that will help you make the right choices throughout life. Making the
right choices will almost guarantee you will never set foot inside a jail cell
and never have to call a bail bondsman for help. School will also keep you so
busy you will not have time to get into trouble or break the law. When I was in law school to become a bail
bonding agent, I studied 17 hours a day and slept the other hours away. There
was no time to party or break the law.
Stay busy and you'll never need a bail bondsman in your life.
Follow the Law
Laws are created for very specific reason: to keep you and the public
safe. Don't run a red light or you may crash into another car. Stay within the posted speed limit or you may
loose control of your car. See what I'm
getting at here? Log onto the state law portal and become familiar with the
specific laws in your community. Laws
vary from county to county and state to state, so make sure you check the
updates online often. Or if you need the
cliff notes, you can always call your local bail bonding business. That reminds me of one time in my bail
bondsman days when an old lady called me from the slammer looking for
help. Her name was Helen and she was
under arrest for allowing her tiny Italian Greyhound to ride on her lap while
driving down Main Street. In this
particular small town, driving with a dog on your lap is a punishable
offense. Who knew? Long story short,
Helen only spent two nights behind bars and then I was able to post her
bond. That is perhaps one of the most
random law I've ever heard in my time as a bail bonding agent.
Alcohol, Drugs and Bad Decisions
Taking a spontaneous road trip after a night of heavy drinking is never
a good idea. And if that's your version
of fun than perhaps you should go to jail.
As a bail bonding agent for more than 40 years, I can personally tell
you alcohol and drugs play a big role in how likely someone will go to jail. Being under the influence of a controlled substance
makes people do stupid things- like egg the house belonging to the chief of
police. Yep, I bailed a young man out
of jail once for that very crime. The
bottom line is, if you're going to drink and party don't make stupid
decisions. In fact, maybe it's best just
not to drink or do drugs all together.
The majority of my clients have substance abuse problems and it's
keeping them behind bars. If you do have
a serious problem with alcohol, get help.
Staying out of jail is really easy, once you put your mind to it. Stay in school, get a good job and make
really good choices. I may be putting a
few bail bonding agents out of jail with this unfiltered advice and that's fine
by me. Fewer prisoners mean this world is a better place. https://jeffcosheriff.net/
