Can the cops do this?

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Ylen13

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Originally posted by: Glitchny
the officer told me that he had a year to give me the ticket and other people on the forums have said that as well so I think he can give it to me if he wants to

what peple told you and what cops told you don't mean its right. I would still call a local lawyer.First consultation is free and findout what actually the law in your state. Also see if you student legal department on campus were you can ask that question.
 

Looney

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IS it legal for them to use my ticket as blackmail like this?

Hell yeah it's entirely legal... how do you think they get snitches and rats to work for them?
 

wnied

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Let me see if I understand this story of yours correctly...

Your hall mates are essentially spoiled brat college kids who enjoy breaking taxpayer property for the hell of it. Then theres you. Cant drive worth a damn, and gets caught running the wrong way down a one way street. One of your many traffic infractions, enough so that this one, if given to you, will cause you to lose your license and pay a hefty fine. Cop gives you a break on the ticket if you drop the dime on your slimeball buddies...

Am I missing something here? You have a chance to make good and do something right by nailing a couple of pieces of society trash, AND you get a free skate on your ticket?? And you have the BALLS to ask if this is right??

Stand up and be a man for once instead of hiding in the excuse of youth. Drop the dime, get your ticket erased or enjoy next semester from the seat of a ten speed.

~wnied~
 

AvesPKS

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And you guys say fraternities do stupid things...

<---Proud to NOT be a dormie...
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Vadatajs

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Legally, who cares. You could voulenteer to bear witness, and they could have given you the tickets for being a dumbass anyway. Be thankful you can get out of it.

Geesh, we've got some real morons here.
 

Glitchny

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I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO! i was just wondering if it was legal for them to do it or not but even if it was i asnt going to go through the trouble of fighting it
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: Glitchny
Ok for the last simester my hallmatesd have kinda been destroying the hallway and breaking windows being billigerent etc. I ahvent been involved and most of the time I try not to be ehre when it happens. But the other day i got a ticket for taking a shortcut on campus through a oneway road at 12am for all of 10 yards. The cop let me off of the tickets though because if he gave them to me i will lsoe my license.. 9 points.

thing is now the cops are arresting people in the hallway etc... so they want statments from people in the hall and the cheif of police told the officer that, if i dont help them to write me the tickets cause the officer has a year to do so. Even though all of the RA's have vouched for me they still wont let me off unless i help them out. IS it legal for them to use my ticket as blackmail like this? I dont want to rat out the guys in my hall but i dont have much of a choice. Its either rat them out or, lose my license + $650 dollar fine.... Is it legal for the police to do this? and Most of the guys in my hall have casued enough damage etc that they are getting kicked out next simester.

oh my. my spelling is bad. but damn! so what year are you? 3rd grade? i really cant tell with the spelling ..