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Re: War story time: What's your best cop/ticket story? Posted by EGD [Email]  (#663) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from EGD) on Mon, 30 May 2011 08:19:46
In Reply to: War story time: What's your best cop/ticket story?, Noel, Mon, 30 May 2011 07:01:36 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Got a ticket in LA County about 20 years ago for a U-turn in a business district. The ticket's not the story, though; it's what happened in court.
All of the violators are standing in line before the magistrate and all the guy wants to know is how you plead: not guilty, guilty, or guilty with an explanation.
The genius in front of me keeps trying to state his case before the magistrate, how he's a student in law school, how he really doesn't have time for this, how the cop was so unfair to single him out, how the cop wrote him up for three violations (no seatbelt, single person in the car pool lane, and speeding), etc.
The magistrate keeps telling the guy over and over that he doesn't want to hear the details of the citations, he just wants to know whether he pleads not guilty, guily, or guilty with an explanation. The magistrate says on more than one occasion, 'Sir, a lightning bolt is about to strike you. How do you plead?'
The genius keeps blabbering on about what a crock the whole thing is and finally mutters, 'Uh... guilty... I guess.' The magistrate slams down the gavel and says, '$200 on Count 1, $200 on Count 2, $200 on County 3. You may pay the clerk at the window.'
The cool thing is that court costs at the time were 135% of the fines so the smartest guy in the room ended up paying $600 plus another $600 x 1.35 for a grand total of $1410. Serious money in those days (still is!).
I'm next in line and plead, 'Guilty with an explanation. Pure ignorance of the vehicle code. May I have traffic school?' The magistrate says, 'Granted. $29. You may pay the clerk at the window.'
I could hear the next few people in line say pretty much the same thing.
A lesson in life, I think.
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