Two people that want to lurk around and punish people for their behavior on a section of a forum that is purely for entertainment are cops? What a coincidence.
The real failure wasn't what you did, but the fact that you were so naive that you thought the police were anything more than angry and power-hungry adults who enforce a corrupt and unfair system...
I'm not a fan of AA. It preaches about the need for forcing yourself to abstain from something you want, instead of changing the perspectives and beliefs at the heart of the desire.