In normal conditions mostly ignorant and cowardly people get convicted on tickets. We are talking about 95% of people who attend traffic courts. When I go fight a ticket I go there with guns blazing and ready for a fight, and I will crush the police officer in the cross-examination (cops are not the brightest bulbs in the warehouse) and their constant lying catches up to them because you don't remember a lie 6 months down the road.
But you also have to be careful with the scare tactics and sleazery the courts use to convict the schmucks that go there "to fight" tickets. I put the words "to fight" in quotes because these people don't go there to fight, they go there to look for mercy and to lay down on the floor to get trampled. I almost gagged in disgust last time I saw these people going there to "plead guilty with an explanation". Jesus Christ, you should have just stayed home and not lose your day of work.
One time I walked into court to fight 3 tickets given to me by this OPP cop in the 400 North Highway. I don't remember now the surname of the cop but I knew that he had set aside 2 slots that day to convict all the people he had nailed. One slot was at 9:00am and the other slot was at 11:00am in another courtroom. Mine was at 11:00am. So I went to the other courtroom at 9:00am to see how smart this OPP cop was. A court lady asked outloud who was there for Officer Joe Doe. 7 people raised their hands. She then told them; "We have decided to offer you a deal, reduced fine amounts and lesser charges for a guilty plea". All the 7 sheep got up and ran to her to get their reduced punishment. I noticed that the cop didn't showed up.
2 hours later the cop was not to be seen either in the hallways or in my courtroom. So I knew this guy wasn't showing up at all. When the court started, Kabooom!! Another court clerk got up and said outloud; "Anyone here for Officer Joe Doe? We will give you guys a deal, reduced fines for a guilty plea". I was just smirking and trying not to laugh when I walked to the court clerk and she asked me "You taking the deal?". I told her; "I don't take guilty plea deals when Im innocent, I'm here to fight and confront the police officer". She told me to sit down. The other people she dispatched quickly after they pleaded guilty.
They kept me there until the last person left the room (as punishment?) and then the clerk walked up to me and said; "Mr.Pegassus you are free to go, charges dropped, the officer could not make it to court today".
But you also have to be careful with the scare tactics and sleazery the courts use to convict the schmucks that go there "to fight" tickets. I put the words "to fight" in quotes because these people don't go there to fight, they go there to look for mercy and to lay down on the floor to get trampled. I almost gagged in disgust last time I saw these people going there to "plead guilty with an explanation". Jesus Christ, you should have just stayed home and not lose your day of work.
One time I walked into court to fight 3 tickets given to me by this OPP cop in the 400 North Highway. I don't remember now the surname of the cop but I knew that he had set aside 2 slots that day to convict all the people he had nailed. One slot was at 9:00am and the other slot was at 11:00am in another courtroom. Mine was at 11:00am. So I went to the other courtroom at 9:00am to see how smart this OPP cop was. A court lady asked outloud who was there for Officer Joe Doe. 7 people raised their hands. She then told them; "We have decided to offer you a deal, reduced fine amounts and lesser charges for a guilty plea". All the 7 sheep got up and ran to her to get their reduced punishment. I noticed that the cop didn't showed up.
2 hours later the cop was not to be seen either in the hallways or in my courtroom. So I knew this guy wasn't showing up at all. When the court started, Kabooom!! Another court clerk got up and said outloud; "Anyone here for Officer Joe Doe? We will give you guys a deal, reduced fines for a guilty plea". I was just smirking and trying not to laugh when I walked to the court clerk and she asked me "You taking the deal?". I told her; "I don't take guilty plea deals when Im innocent, I'm here to fight and confront the police officer". She told me to sit down. The other people she dispatched quickly after they pleaded guilty.
They kept me there until the last person left the room (as punishment?) and then the clerk walked up to me and said; "Mr.Pegassus you are free to go, charges dropped, the officer could not make it to court today".
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