text: It's very important to talk to others that have made the same or similar decisions that we will be making so we don't make the same mistakes they made. For example, I once saw my friends planned to fight after school on Friday. I didn't want to tell on them but I also didn't want them to fight. I asked my parents and a couple of my friends for advice. I took all of the advice and eventually got them to call off the fight without any adults knowing. My dad the told me that he made the mistake when he was younger of letting his two friends fight and they both got in trouble. Since I asked many people for advice, I avoided making the same mistake he made. People that commit crimes don't seek advice or different opinions so they end up doing what they think is good and that's not always right. It's easy to think that a criminal would see other criminals in jail and be discouraged, but that's not the case. They end up making a bad choice because they refused to seek out different opinions and advice before they acted. It may seem hard to make the right choice and not mess up but others are there to help make the right decision for everyone.