Not a different planet but a different world, I tried to challenge a
speeding ticket many years ago (120 in a 110 zone) but failed miserably.
The magistrates where sympathetic but had to uphold the law, ended up
costing me more and a couple of points off the license.
Kinda frustrating when you consider some of the sentences handed out for
serious stuff, a few years back there was a case of a young bloke who
grabbed his old man's hand gun (safely stored under bed.........not) and
shot a newspaper delivery guy in the face because he thought this fella
had attacked a couple of his girlfriends. The newspaper guy lost an eye
and the young idiot got a suspended sentence. Following a public outcry
the Government appealed the sentence and the shooter got some jail time.
Hendrik
tyler wrote:
I think it has to do with how you act and how you approach the
situation. For example, I always file a discovery request for the
officers notes, bring signed affidavits from any passengers with their
complete story, bring relevant photos and maps of the scene/car/etc,
and generally act respectful and professional- and I also generally
have a very good reason for why I was breaking the law (or else I
wouldn't have been doing so- right?). I will also get a new haircut
and wear a full business suit or very nice clothes. The judges are
also often very interested in my scientific research, especially if I
was driving somewhere related to it at the time. The cops generally
look unprepared, unprofessional, and insincere in comparison and the
judge can see that. Generally they don't even remember the exact
incident and their notes don't match their testimony very well.
Twice I've gotten tickets and instead of payment I sent in a copy of
the relevant law highlighted along with a note to explain why my
actions were not legally in violation- and they chose to dismiss the
case without going to trial.
Tyler
Loren Faeth wrote:
You must live on a different planet
At 10:43 PM 7/16/2009, you wrote:
What's so funny? Actually, I've been to traffic court like 6 times
when I was a teenager and drove crazy, and had the fines reduced to
the legal minimum or removed every time.
Sincerely,
Tyler
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