What are the charges? Please be honest.

Obstruction of justice (???), simple battery of a police officer (I ran into a police officer while trying to flee).

Not that I'm in charge of hiring anything, but I'd consider "has fought a cop" as a strong positive signal for any sort of computer programming role.

You said you have a support system, can’t they help with the charges and getting you out of jail?

..flee from what? i feel like maybe that's the bigger picture

but yeah making a cop stub their toe is gonna make anyone have a bad time. im sorry the justice system is failing you.

My first instinct is to run from the cops no matter what just because I've been assaulted by them enough for one lifetime. One doesn't have to be breaking any law to end up targeted by some crazy cop, American police are like rabid animals.

agreed, and again sorry you're going through this

Thanks I'm not the original commenter though I was just providing my own color to the situation in that I personally don't care why someone is running, it's a reasonable reaction imo.

Sorry to ask, but is this another of those comments where there's an unmentioned criminal record lurking behind the story?

Nope

Are you by any chance applying to european jobs while residing in canada? This is a big no no. At the least you should have an address in the country you are applying for and a local phone number.

Applying with a CV from Canada with canadian details would probably eliminate you from the process early on. I say this as someone who was trying to work in the UK while living in Germany. The minute I changed address/phone things started to look better.

You may even mention this on your CV sayong that you are looking to move or already moved to that country.