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whats the point of getting a minor dui charge lowered?

Ok so i have ran into a problem from the past, it has now been 3 years and i have been out of a job, and seems like what keeps causing my problem was in my background check for a Minor DUI offense. Due to the businesses insurance company will not allow me to get a position at the job. Now im sitting here wondering what was the point of all this work for this stupid Minor DUI charge.. here's the story now went to a beach party labeled as the D.D. we were there for nearly 4-5 hours and we were in the middle of nowhere and it was about a 20 minute walk to be able to get to just the car. So during about the 2-3rd hour i had grabbed the weakest drink we had there which was i think a Smirnoff twist beer thing "flavored crap for girls" i only drank about 1/2 of this thing and then ended up leaving it behind to talk to some random guy who i guess we woke up with all the noise. And it felt like i was talking to this guy for hours. But the night came to an end and I had to drag all of these guys back to the car and get prepared for any "messes" We started to drive off and got probably 15 miles from the scene and pulled off the freeway which then i was tagged by a police car, i was pulled over and was told it was because my cars taillights weren't very visible for some reason "they were tinted very lightly" and that the right brake light wasn't working "which it was" .. car is a 1979 Camaro with awesome upkeep Well now that the cop had gotten me he smelled all the alcohol from the 3 other passengers and asked me if I had drank at all. I explained truthfully that yes but only 1/2 a beer "in his ears he probably heard 1/2 x 4 = 2 + 3 = 5 beers hes drunk!!" But i was underage at the time "limit here for underage is 0.020" We did the sobriety test did perfect on everything besides the breathalyser which for whatever reason came up as a 0.030 "official Breathalyzer was taken almost 30-40 minutes after and still came up .028" I might also put that i didn't eat anything that whole day was basically fasting. I was then brought to jail placed there for a night. Went to court almost 4 months after the ticket because they took forever to give me a court date. Then i got my charge lowered to a Minor in Possession after doing all required items on time Alcohol / Drug Assessment within 1 Mos. Attend D.W.I. Victim Panel within 60 days Paid all Fines No convictions of any offense involving Major traffic violations No driving unless validly licensed and insured "which i am" No similar offense Alcohol and/or drug related violations criminal violations Not drive with a alcohol concentration of .02 or more w/i 2 hours of driving do not refuse to submit to a breath / blood test If all conditions of the Deferral are met the charges to be dismissed "that is what the paper says word for word" I have done it all. Paid all $885 for all the crap fees and ticket, paid another $400 for the assessment and class which even the teacher was wondering why i was even there "I use to only drink during holidays not i don't drink at all" attended the victim panel "which i felt terrible for the person" walked home from jail while it was snowing and hailing. Having to pay for the SR22 insurance, Paid to get my license back. Top it off paying it all off with money I dint have. And now have had to deal with it screwing my job life over for 3 years. It shows on my driving record as Minor=> .02-1st OFNS FEDL COURT WA DMV Minor=> .02-1st OFNS F/R ENDS : 08/25/11 my question is what is the point of even bothering deferring the charge to minor in possession when it doesn't even do anything at all? what can i do to get rid of this problem? I also want to mention that i was planning on going into the military in the past and because of this they had to close my case in order for me to join. But never made it cause I suck at life and asvab tests "my math and english is terrible" Now please lets stay away from the "oh you were drunk you deserve all of this" or "hundreds of people die from drunk drivers" i know i get it problem was i wasn't even drunk, not even buzzed, i was nothing at all just got caught with the worlds smallest amount of alcohol i have ever drank in 1 sitting. No I don't have a drinking problem, no im not a alcoholic, no there is no history of it in my family. i get it you hear this 300 times a day on TV alone i've had to deal with getting the finger pointed at me already and trust me im a smart kid I was stupid at the time, but even then i still managed to pay the nearly $3k worth of bills, which got me no where in life. Im now 21 was 18 at the time of being charged. and like i mentioned i don't even drink anymore. so lets please stick to answering the question and help me find a way to get this thing done! Thank your friends

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1. First of all, you didn't "run into a problem". You walked right into it. I'm not saying "oh you deserve it", but I am saying you will do better to take responsibility for your actions and not sound like something which just happened to you. If you admit you made a mistake, people will respect you more and try to help you more than making it sound like something which just happened. That being said, the only real answer to your question is how the INSURANCE company feels about either. If the minor possession charge would eventually allow for you to get the job, then that is worth it. Otherwise, don't go through the time and effort. Look into alternate insurance coverage, too