New England...

I have had friends that have turned down no jail plea offers just because they did not want the appearance of.
They requested jail time.

To the outside world almost all would say thats crazy, that would never happen.

I seen it more than once.

This was many years ago, so its as prevalent as it once was

You know as well as I know if you have aspirations in that life, a closed door session is like a "NAIL IN THE COFFIN"
That will follow you the rest of your life.

At that point you might as well do the deed, you are going to wear the black eye for it.