Guy uses Google Maps in court to beat traffic ticket

[NFS4]

Heartwarming story of a clever lad named Edwin who beat a traffic ticket using Google Maps. The officer who issued the ticket told the judge that Edwin was driving down a one way street when he supposedly ran a red light. Edwin told the judge this wasn't correct -- it was a two-way street -- and pulled out his laptop, found a faint but usable WiFi connection, and loaded the Google Map page of the intersection where the alleged violation occurred. "The judge said that due to lack of memory of the officer she will have to dismiss the violation." (Of course, Edwin will now probably be locked away for stealing precious Internet resources by using the unsecured WiFi connection.)

pwned?

http://www.gearlive.com/index.php/news/...s_helps_fight_traffic_tickets_07160942

 

[wondersteve]

Awesome...

 

[SVT Cobra]

sweet!

 

[fbrdphreak]

:thumbsup: Damn the man

 

[ssvegeta1010]

nice

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

"heartwarming"?

 

[eigen]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
:thumbsup: Damn the man

 

[Deeko]

Heartwarming? No. Good way to beat the system? Yes.

 

[ToeJam13]

What the heck is this kid doing bringing a laptop to court? Was it his own or was it his lawyers?

 

[david46675]

ban traffic laws.

 

[oogabooga]

gg traffic ticket

 

In light of the wrong directions Google Maps has given me on several occasions, I'm not sure if that evidence should be admissible in court.

 

[EyeMWing]

haha. For the win.

 

[notfred]

I would have gone back to the intersection and taken photos of the two way street, rather than hoping that there might possibly be a wifi signal available in the courtroom.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: jumpr
In light of the wrong directions Google Maps has given me on several occasions, I'm not sure if that evidence should be admissible in court.

Shhhh

 

[intogamer]

nice!

 

[tami]

and he's right. West 110th street is a 2-way street. i lived right by that intersection for 6 years.

he could have also used the argument that it's a subway stop (for the 1 train) and almost all subway stops stop by 2-way streets so that someone can catch a crosstown bus, but i guess he had to work with something.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: notfred
I would have gone back to the intersection and taken photos of the two way street, rather than hoping that there might possibly be a wifi signal available in the courtroom.

Maybe the cop started talking about it and he notice that the cop was wrong.