I practice law in a college town. Each school year, there are students who discover that their actions have consequences. For example, some find out that drug use leads to drug arrests; others discover that excessive alcohol consumption and driving don’t mix. College students are not invincible and they are certainly not invisible to police and prosecutors. Criminal consequences have teeth — especially when received at a young age. It is difficult to get a job when a person is on felony probation. What will a prospective employer think of an applicant the employer watches blow into a device before the applicant starts his car? Of course, there are some consequences unique to college students: university sanctions. These sanctions can include things like academic probation and even expulsion from the school.
Each school year, the school of hard knocks opens its doors for business; wise students will learn from past graduates of this school.
