Example one. I received a speeding ticket on a road I travel regularly. 61 in a 55. Ok I was speeding but after a speedometer calibration it came out that it was off by 4 mph. I get dressed up and get a lawyer and the judge asks me if I was infact speeding and then gives me 150 dollar fine because even though I didnt know it, I was breaking the law. So now I have a 躔 lawyer fee an 贶 fine and ห court costs. The money isnt a problem but I didnt want the points on my liscense.

Example 2. Two weeks ago at about 10:30pm Im coming home from the store on a pretty much deserted 3 lane road. I stop at a stop light and a drunk driver hits me from the rear. He hit me at about 55mph and did serious damage to my car. (He really fucked up his brand new jag.) He was so drunk when he got out of the car he didnt even realize he hit me. When the cops got there they called his wife and helped him into her jeep and told him to have a nice day. No ticket. No night in jail. No revoked license. His insurance is paying for my car but what keeps this asshole from doing it again.

Example 3. When I first got my car I put a new stereo in it. Not something big just a new head unit and new 6x9s in the rear. About 跌 worth of stuff. The very next weekend my car gets broken into and they steal my head unit, my speakers, they fuck up my dash and they stole my ALARM. WTF. The police come and look at my car and say they cant do any thing. The cops end up finding the dude who stole it (matching serial #'s) and they dont do anything. I didnt even get my stuff back. They said they cant prove that this dude stole it and that I should buy a better alarm. After I freaked out they still wouldnt help me.

I dont have a police record. (cept for a couple traffic tickets) Why the hell does this keep happening? Am I only one?

Shit. It happenes.

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That was in poor taste, wasn't it?

Oh well. . .

the cop drove right by me, it took him a min to realize i turned off at the exit, this pissed him off (i guess he thought i was trying to run from him) so he gave me the max the ticket would allow. fuckin pig!

sure i could have got over but i would have had to cut three cars off to do so. i was speeding, maybe i should have got a ticket, but 贬 because i didn't want to cause an accident! thats a bit much (i would gladly taken โ-70)

This message has been edited by pengu1nn on October 09, 2000 at 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by pengu1nn:
i got a
贬 ticket saturday. 81 in a 65 (and no seat belt), i was trying to pass so i wouldn't miss my exit when he clocked me.

the cop drove right by me, it took him a min to realize i turned off at the exit, this pissed him off (i guess he thought i was trying to run from him) so he gave me the max the ticket would allow. fuckin pig!

sure i could have got over but i would have had to cut three cars off to do so. i was speeding, maybe i should have got a ticket, but 贬 because i didn't want to cause an accident! thats a bit much (i would gladly taken โ-70)

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Did the cop ever lose LINE OF SIGHT TO YOU AT ANY TIME?
If he did you go to court and tell the judge that you were coming from someplace else that would not put you on the highway at the time the cop clocked you and tell him that the cop must have been after the car that cut you off.
Make sure you get a copy of the police vidio(full disclosure laws) if there was one and make sure you dont see your license plate first.

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Originally posted by Wolfguard:

Did the cop ever lose LINE OF SIGHT TO YOU AT ANY TIME?
If he did you go to court and tell the judge that you were coming from someplace else that would not put you on the highway at the time the cop clocked you and tell him that the cop must have been after the car that cut you off.
Make sure you get a copy of the police vidio(full disclosure laws) if there was one and make sure you dont see your license plate first.

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that would work except the fact that my car stands out. their is no other one like it (as far as the paint (or lack of))

it took him 2 miles to catch up to me.
if i would have known he was still after me i would have pulled over at a store or something, gone in and got a drink, (i heard if they haven't blue lighted you and you take the key out of the ignition they can't do anything to you) oh well, hind sight is always 20/20

Rule #2 - If you are legally intoxicated, and not completely shitfaced, DO NOT consent to a breathalizer. You have the right to do so. Heck, Listerine will set one of those things off. Evade the breath test, and find a good lawyer: you'll be off for a relatively modest fee. Also, be careful about what type of DUI you get. A cop can rail you for being over the limit, or for being "presumably inebriated." A lot of dick cops go for the latter, as it is completely subjective. Do your research, for you can ALWAYS get out of these, while making a lovely "unconstitutional police profiling" jury case.

Rule #3 - Never let a cop abuse your freedom. Any chance you get, try to get a cop in trouble. There are many ways to do this. My favorite (a common practice by the friendly LAPD) is when they stop you for no particular reason, and try to fuck with you. I was working late one night (I work for the Associate Defender's Office, located in a court civic center) and a reserve Sheriff called me over. I was dressed in casual attire (old shorts and a tshirt) and he began to question what I was doing coming out of a building after hours. He said I was a vagrant. I didn't have my id on me, and he wanted proof when I pled that I worked in the building. I repeatedly told him I was late for something, and had to go, but he insisted, threatening to arrest me. He made me march back into the building, knock on locked doors, and search for my boss for about 10 minutes. The next day I had the Sheriff's sargeant kissing my ass, begging me not to sue. Moral of the story: a cop cannot move you, or make you do ANYTHING against your will, without officially arresting you. To arrest you, he must read you your Miranda rights. If he doesn't, you'll be free in no time. If he does, you should NOT look at him nor say a SINGLE word to him. It pains me to watch Cops and see all these ignorant fools get busted for spilling their guts as the cop cuts every single corner and stretches every legal loophole. Don't be a statistic!

Okay, I'm blabbing.

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