My firm belief is that (as Tom said) if its his word against mine I lose.
Quote from: Jack21 on December 07, 2010, 02:00:25 PMMy firm belief is that (as Tom said) if its his word against mine I lose.Why contest the ticket then? Next time you get pulled over put your watch-wearing wrist up to the window and when the officer walks up, get a pic of him and the time on the ole camera phone! Just try not to get shot..."Let's just sprinkle some crack on him..."*Sprinkles crack*Joke reference NSFW (great standup btw):
I used to be a cop... going to court is always a good idea and though you might not get off, you'll likely get a lesser fine. The shaved pate is not an issue, just smile and be yourself!
Quote from: Jack21 on December 06, 2010, 06:45:16 AM Non issue?You're answer. If this is the arraignment, you'll enter a plea and they will set a trial date. If that's done and this is the trial date you'll probably have a conference with the prosecutor before--keep it friendly, he may have already seen a problem in the file you don't know about, i.e. the attesting officer isn't in court. The issue is the law and facts, not the personalities. Smile a little.
Non issue?
The guy just made a mistake. He pulled me over at 7:00 for doing 29 in a school zone that goes into effect at 7:15. He then wrote 7:15 on the citation, the exact minute the school zone law goes into effect. It wasn't even 7:10 by the time he left my car. I was going to say something to him, but then thought better of telling a cop that he was wrong. The cop made an honest mistake, but he should have let me off when he looked at his watch and realized that he had made an error. Anyway, hair or no hair I am pretty sure that I will be one of about 3 people in court with a coat and tie.