TiePoh

So, wait. You're 'free' in the country (but not to leave) and the only stipulation is that you serve 4 weeks in jail...and then you can return to what you love.

Instead you decided, out of pride, to waste 2 years of your life in a place that you hate, effectively hampering your future.

You really need to think this whole thing through, swallow your pride, get the hell out, and move forward with your life. Like, is it all worth it?

Funny how people that get arrested 4+ times are systematically always the victim.

He doesn't have a job, can't leave, and he said he hated it

Except it's 4 weeks, and you can then leave and not return. There's no such thing as right and wrong, that's a moral imperative we've created. If you started thinking of whats best for you, its obvious that sucking it up and leaving is the best option.

When people look back, what are they going to remember? That you spent 4 weeks in prison in a foreign country (and believe that you're innocent) or that you wasted over 2 years of your life unsuccessfully fighting a 800$ fine and putting your life on hold.

If this isn't pride, I don't know what is.

Please god never refer to yourself as a sword fighting vagrant, or give yourself the nickname "Attrition"... that is just awful. My question is how is how do you manage to look exactly how you sound? It's uncanny.