LJ Idol: I fought the law

[controlld_chaos]

I was 17 and angry.

Stories about fighting the law that start with angry 17-year-olds can pretty much go one of two ways. Put very, very simply, in distilled black and white, the kid can do something bad or something good.

I did something good.

I went to what was then a "highly selective" public high school in Staten Island. For those familiar with

Comments

[_teaspoon_]

Nice post! Very interesting read - it's great what you did.

[anchasta]

Nice! Good work!

[lilmissmagic71]

Wow... way to go! And great post!

[lacombe]

VERY nice job. 20,000 people would be staggering to me. You've got more guts than I do.

[lisasali]

Excellent! Just goes to show you're never to young or too old to make a difference.