traffic tickets

[Rhydant]

in April i got my first traffic ticket. it was for making a right-hand turn without fully stopping on a red light.

but i thought i had stopped. so i decided that paying $217 for making an 'illegal' turn was stupid. fighting The Man is always a good idea.

2 months later i go down to the traffic court thing and get paperwork and whatnot. the clerk told me some stuff about points on my license and how the commissioner can double the fine if he feels its appriopiate. scare scare tactics!! i think they just do this so get people to just pay the fine. i say screw it, and make a Not Guilty pleade and get a court date (today).

this afternoon i get down to the distric traffic court (which is in a different city. go figure) and wait for an hour until my (and 5-8 other people's) hearing. i get sworn in, told a bunch of stuff, and then the commissioner come in. he goes through a sort of role call. the first guy he called upon had 2 offenses given by 2 different cops. neither officer answered to the sepenea (sp?) and he walked. lucky bastard.

then he calls my name. and then the officer's name. no reply. the cop didnt show up! oh-fucking-yes! he throws the case out and i leave the room with a big smile on my face.

so yeah, thats my story. i fought the law and won.

anyone else have stories about tickets and whatnot?

[unit003]

then he calls my name. and then the officer's name. no reply. the cop didnt show up! oh-fucking-yes! he throws the case out and i leave the room with a big smile on my face.

HOLY SHIT!! I should've done that when I got my last speeding ticket!

[Master]

Unless you kill people the cops never show.


I thought everybody knew that.

[Rhydant]

at the hearing, there were quiet a few cops that showed up, and i dont think anyone killed anyone else, because all the offenses were just, you know, traffic things. not murder.

[katieeee]

I never understood why people bitch about speeding tickets

if you dont want one
dont fucking speed
simple as that.

[innova]

damit my cop showed up when i went to court

[Werewolf]

Yeah, I got a ticket for going through a red light (it was really yellow ) decided to fight it and forgot about my court date until it was too late, they suspended my licsense because of that till I went to court on another date... it was more then a pain, I should've just paid it.

Nice to here you got a break though