On 7/16/15, grarpamp <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Stephen D. Williams <[email protected]> wrote: >> At some point >> I realized that I should just go to court for every ticket or other >> opportunity. If the alternative is that you certainly have to pay, then >> you >> might as well learn, get comfortable protecting yourself in court, say >> your >> peace, and try whatever legal argument you can think of. I have about a >> 50% >> win rate. > > Few people realize how easy it is to push 50% on tickets even if > all they do is plead not guilty and wait for the cop not to show up. > And that's before feigning/posturing that you actually have a case > thereby driving your own bargain. Prosecutors hate risk. > You making a case in front of a judge is a risk they'll bend over > backwards to avoid. Find their weak spots, play to win, go for the > dismissals, prepare for the not guilty battles, punk the state, > have fun with it :) After all, it is your right. And entire forums > exist to help you do it.
One of the most significant benefits - learning to face one of your fears. Think you're tough, strong, emotionally balanced? Get up in front of a Magistrate and facing down the prosecutor, and see what your knees do then :) Do that a few times, and start to feel awesome! Self esteem fast track...
