OT: Ticket, SOB Options

[StratPlayer]

F*** I just got a ticket from a worm of a motorcycle cop. He charged me with an improper turn... What sucks is I didn't make an improper turn. Sure everyone says they didn't do it. I find out the ticket is for 92 bucks. Then I find out what kind of crap one has to go throught to fight this ticket. They say, go to a driving class for and hour and no points will be against your license. Great, but cough up 50 bucks for the class and you still have to plead guilty to the charge. F**** EXTORTION.

I've seen this cop working this same area all the time. Its not like I didn't know he was there. So you think I'm going to give this worm a reason to pull me over. I guess he doesn't need one, he can always dream one up.

I feel ripped off. The system knows most people won't fight the charge because of the cost involved in fighting the charge. So they get away with extorting money from the public.

Just venting, I'm still always amazed how a 5'8 160 pounder can put on a uniform and suddenly he's 6'10 and 300 lbs.


EXTORTION

btw: The cop wasn't even on his motorcyle, he was standing on the sidewalk. Must not like my 914. He came out on the street to pull me over.

[Root_Werks]

This is a cool thre...forum. I have a shoe box full of tickets. Been to court probably 20 times over some of them too. Check your local laws carefully. WA has a bunch of BS ones you can get a ticket dropped for. My favorite is the 48hour one. Don't know about other states but the officer has 48 hours to turn in his affidavit after issuing the ticket. I have gotten quite a few dropped because they didn't date them. Duh.

One typed his name and didn't sign it. Dropped.

Had one officer show up, doh, didn't get that one dropped.

Had a judge tell me (Still in high school) as he unfolded my driving record to review the pages of information, that I was going to loose my license, but not by his gavel. He dropped the ticket. That rocked.

Some $450 tickets you pay:

1972 914-6 2.7CIS long, long ago was speeding (Of course), raidar dect. went off for just a second. Looked around, saw a cop coming down the on-ramp to the freeway. "Oh S#$^!" I look at my friend, "I cannot get another ticket, hang on!" Stuffed the gas, left him back in the dark(Night time). Had a little plan to round a corner of off ramp and loose his butt in the backroads I knew very well. His headlights were but a spec in my mirror by now, but no flashing lights? Pulled off off ramp ready to make my move when.... couple of cop cars had it all blocked. Fuuuuuudge. After all was said and done I remember 2 things:

1.Cop said he was doing 125+ and I was pulling away from him like he was standing still. He said he couldn't catch me. The HWY was uphill.

2.While filling my drawers in the back of his car I learned that raidar is faster than any car.

So he wrote me a ticket for 100+ in a 55 for some $600. Said if he found out I tried to fight it, he would show up. I paid it, I was 18 and not quite out of the house yet. My parents made me sell the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Moved out, got married, built like 5 more since. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Each one with stories. Love these cars.