- Apr 5, 2002
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Long speeding ticket story.... so prepare yourself. I will try to spare you all the detail.
I got a speeding ticket for 75 in a 65. I KNOW I was only going 67-68mph, because my cruise control was set there for the last few miles. On the ticket, it says that I was "575' middle lane, one back".
I knew that the viewable distance from where the cops were sitting to me was very short, so I went home and got my camera. I then took a crap load of pics of the approach and the cops (were still clocking people there) and everything. After figuring out how long the lines on the road were and everything, I figured it out to be about 450ft.
Also about 30 minutes after I got my ticket, I noticed that after they pulled over 3 more cars after me, they pulled out into traffic and hit an oncoming car! Haha! Ownt.
I went to the first court date and they gave me a new one since I plead not-guilty.
After that, I had some time to build up my defense.
1. I noticed that there were two cops in the car. The one that was running the laser was the passenger. The one that gave me the ticket was not the same guy.
2. The viewable distance was only 450ft or so, not 575' like the ticket says.
3. They were practicing dangerous ticketing procedures, proven by the accident they caused. (not really a defense, just to piss them off
)
4. I was not speeding... yeah, they have heard that one before... but I wanted to say it anyways.
Fast Forward to this morning.
I go to court, and talk to a hot chick standing at the podeum.
She said, "How fast were you going?"
I said, "67 or 68".
She said, "Well that is an admission of guilt. Would you like to plead guilty or no contest?"
WTF! That's it? Wrong...
I said, "Well, I am not exactly sure if I was going 67-68 or not, I think it was more like 64-65." Haha!
She got all pissed off and said, "well it's up to you, but I have never seen a laser speeding ticket fail in court." (Me thinking, D@MN!)
I asked her if she would give me a no-points violation, and I pay the ticket.
She said, "The prosecution does not give no-point violations to people with bad driving records." (I have 2 more ticket on the record in the last year)
I said, "Well, who decides that?"
She said, "The prosecution."
I said, Well, "Who is the prosecution?"
She said, "I am." (Me thinks D@MN again!)
Sooo.... the prosecution has an admission of guilt from me!
I stood there with a line of people behind me and she kept coercing me to plead guilty and take 2 points on my lisence and pay court costs and the ticket.
I then told her that I have proof that the police could not have seen me and that I have pictures of the crash they caused by their speed trap! Haha! (I do too)
She said, "That is probably irrelevant to this trial."
(Me then thinks, why the hell did you come to court if you are just going to pay the ticket?)
Sooo.... I say with a mean tone, "Fine, I will just take it to trial and see what the judge thinks."
She says back in a mean tone, "Fine, your choice. Go have a seat and we will call you up in a few hours."
WTF, a few hours?!?!
Fast forward 1.5 hours....
The two cops waltz in and sit down at a table. I then see the chick walk over to the cops and whisper to them, then she points at me.
The two cops look over at me and quickly look back at the chick. They whisper something for about 2-3 minutes.
Then the chick walks over to me and says, "After discussing this case with the officers, we have decided to drop the case, if you are willing to pay court costs."
w000000000000000000000t! I said, "That sounds good to me."
I stand before the judge and he says something about me having a deal with prosecution to pay court costs and the case being dropped.
Then I left with a HUGE smile on my face.
Justice was served..... but it still cost me $62.
Oh well....
[If you have read down this far, you are entirely too bored and need to get a life.]
I got a speeding ticket for 75 in a 65. I KNOW I was only going 67-68mph, because my cruise control was set there for the last few miles. On the ticket, it says that I was "575' middle lane, one back".
I knew that the viewable distance from where the cops were sitting to me was very short, so I went home and got my camera. I then took a crap load of pics of the approach and the cops (were still clocking people there) and everything. After figuring out how long the lines on the road were and everything, I figured it out to be about 450ft.
Also about 30 minutes after I got my ticket, I noticed that after they pulled over 3 more cars after me, they pulled out into traffic and hit an oncoming car! Haha! Ownt.
I went to the first court date and they gave me a new one since I plead not-guilty.
After that, I had some time to build up my defense.
1. I noticed that there were two cops in the car. The one that was running the laser was the passenger. The one that gave me the ticket was not the same guy.
2. The viewable distance was only 450ft or so, not 575' like the ticket says.
3. They were practicing dangerous ticketing procedures, proven by the accident they caused. (not really a defense, just to piss them off
)4. I was not speeding... yeah, they have heard that one before... but I wanted to say it anyways.
Fast Forward to this morning.
I go to court, and talk to a hot chick standing at the podeum.
She said, "How fast were you going?"
I said, "67 or 68".
She said, "Well that is an admission of guilt. Would you like to plead guilty or no contest?"
WTF! That's it? Wrong...
I said, "Well, I am not exactly sure if I was going 67-68 or not, I think it was more like 64-65." Haha!
She got all pissed off and said, "well it's up to you, but I have never seen a laser speeding ticket fail in court." (Me thinking, D@MN!)
I asked her if she would give me a no-points violation, and I pay the ticket.
She said, "The prosecution does not give no-point violations to people with bad driving records." (I have 2 more ticket on the record in the last year
) I said, "Well, who decides that?"
She said, "The prosecution."
I said, Well, "Who is the prosecution?"
She said, "I am." (Me thinks D@MN again!)
Sooo.... the prosecution has an admission of guilt from me!
I stood there with a line of people behind me and she kept coercing me to plead guilty and take 2 points on my lisence and pay court costs and the ticket.
I then told her that I have proof that the police could not have seen me and that I have pictures of the crash they caused by their speed trap! Haha! (I do too)
She said, "That is probably irrelevant to this trial."
(Me then thinks, why the hell did you come to court if you are just going to pay the ticket?)
Sooo.... I say with a mean tone, "Fine, I will just take it to trial and see what the judge thinks."
She says back in a mean tone, "Fine, your choice. Go have a seat and we will call you up in a few hours."
WTF, a few hours?!?!
Fast forward 1.5 hours....
The two cops waltz in and sit down at a table. I then see the chick walk over to the cops and whisper to them, then she points at me.
The two cops look over at me and quickly look back at the chick. They whisper something for about 2-3 minutes.
Then the chick walks over to me and says, "After discussing this case with the officers, we have decided to drop the case, if you are willing to pay court costs."
w000000000000000000000t! I said, "That sounds good to me."
I stand before the judge and he says something about me having a deal with prosecution to pay court costs and the case being dropped.
Then I left with a HUGE smile on my face.
Justice was served..... but it still cost me $62.
Oh well....
[If you have read down this far, you are entirely too bored and need to get a life.
]
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