Yeeehawwwww!! I successfully fought and won my 2nd ticket in 30 days!
Here's the story: I was on the 400 southbound on my minivan when I noticed an OPP unit behind me. He followed me for about 1 kilometer and turned his lights on. The cop came to my window and said "Do all these kids have their seatbelts on?" I said "Yes, take a look for yourself". To my horror the cop says "This baby is not secured with a seatbelt". I turned around and saw that the baby's stupid mother had taken the seatbelt off her baby's seat. I yelled at her "Why?? I saw you putting the seatbelt on, why did you take it off??" She said that the baby was uncomfortable because it had a full diaper and that she turned the seat around to change his diapers when she saw the police officer pull me over. I yelled at her "Couldn't you wait 1 more minute so the police officer could see that he was secured??". The cop then said "Okay let's not get into fight mode here" and proceeded to give me a ticket "Failed to secure child assembly seat" or something like that.
Today I was in court at W6 on Eglinton ave to fight the ticket. I am NOT guilty or responsible for what an adult does behind my back while I'm driving on a highway at 100 km/h, I cannot turn around every 5 minutes to see if my adult pasengers are following the rules of the road. I hired a traffick-ticket agent because they are experienced in fighting cases and know some tricks and ask for disclosure. We met with my agent outside the court room and he told me "Listen I have my doubts and concerns if this cop has anything to stick to you, I mean did he saw the baby seat without a seatbelt BEFORE he stopped you?". I told him "Nope", he never knew that, I don't even know why he stopped me for to tell you the truth. My agent then said, "Okay I'll voice my concern to the prosecuter" and talked to her. He then told me "The prosecuter will talk to the OPP cop regarding if he actually saw the babyseat without a seatbelt before he stopped you". The prosecuter talked to the cop for about 2 minutes and he went through his notes.
My name was called up and the prosecuter told the judge, "I will dismiss the charge you worship for lack of evidence" and I was let go!! I shook hand with my traffick ticket agent!!
NOTE: I saw the most stupid lady (in her 40's) that could ever exist. There was doubt about her case too with the same police officer and the prosecuter asked her some questions, the lady told her young daughter (interpreter) something and the young girl said "She wants to plead guilty and that's all, that's all she's her for". The prosecuter and the OPP cop looked at each other in bewilderment, shrugged their shoulders, smirked a little and proceeded to charge her for talking on her cellphone while driving. Unfreaking unbelieveable.
Here's the story: I was on the 400 southbound on my minivan when I noticed an OPP unit behind me. He followed me for about 1 kilometer and turned his lights on. The cop came to my window and said "Do all these kids have their seatbelts on?" I said "Yes, take a look for yourself". To my horror the cop says "This baby is not secured with a seatbelt". I turned around and saw that the baby's stupid mother had taken the seatbelt off her baby's seat. I yelled at her "Why?? I saw you putting the seatbelt on, why did you take it off??" She said that the baby was uncomfortable because it had a full diaper and that she turned the seat around to change his diapers when she saw the police officer pull me over. I yelled at her "Couldn't you wait 1 more minute so the police officer could see that he was secured??". The cop then said "Okay let's not get into fight mode here" and proceeded to give me a ticket "Failed to secure child assembly seat" or something like that.
Today I was in court at W6 on Eglinton ave to fight the ticket. I am NOT guilty or responsible for what an adult does behind my back while I'm driving on a highway at 100 km/h, I cannot turn around every 5 minutes to see if my adult pasengers are following the rules of the road. I hired a traffick-ticket agent because they are experienced in fighting cases and know some tricks and ask for disclosure. We met with my agent outside the court room and he told me "Listen I have my doubts and concerns if this cop has anything to stick to you, I mean did he saw the baby seat without a seatbelt BEFORE he stopped you?". I told him "Nope", he never knew that, I don't even know why he stopped me for to tell you the truth. My agent then said, "Okay I'll voice my concern to the prosecuter" and talked to her. He then told me "The prosecuter will talk to the OPP cop regarding if he actually saw the babyseat without a seatbelt before he stopped you". The prosecuter talked to the cop for about 2 minutes and he went through his notes.
My name was called up and the prosecuter told the judge, "I will dismiss the charge you worship for lack of evidence" and I was let go!! I shook hand with my traffick ticket agent!!
NOTE: I saw the most stupid lady (in her 40's) that could ever exist. There was doubt about her case too with the same police officer and the prosecuter asked her some questions, the lady told her young daughter (interpreter) something and the young girl said "She wants to plead guilty and that's all, that's all she's her for". The prosecuter and the OPP cop looked at each other in bewilderment, shrugged their shoulders, smirked a little and proceeded to charge her for talking on her cellphone while driving. Unfreaking unbelieveable.
