1) If your car (right now) does have a special vanity plate that says "You FN wish", you need to go get a normal license plate. That "you wish" plate will always draw attention from people from all walks of life. I assume if you moved to FL, then you have a new FL plate with normal digits/numbers by this time.
2) If you worked in a bar, you sound like a people-person. Analyze what skills you have and find a job that matches your abilities. If you normally work in bars or restaurants, surely someone will hire you.
3) Things can be turned around completely. It may be time consuming. I'm not sure what your long-term plan is.
4) Believe it or not, it is incidents like this that "force" people to make major changes that are probably for the better. In some cases, it means finding new friends, and getting rid of previous friends, or moving somewhere new.
You sound young so you should have tons of options.
