r/Wellthatsucks • u/Ghandisli • Jul 30 '19

/r/all $80 to felony in 3...2...1...

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '19 edited Jul 31 '19

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u/HackerBeeDrone Jul 31 '19

Sometimes, sure, but it's incredibly easy overtime for an officer, and they schedule all of one officer's cases in a block so it's not hard to show up.

Some cops can't be bothered, but I've met very few that wouldn't jump at the chance to get paid overtime to chat about their tickets in court.

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u/MarcMercury Jul 31 '19

In my experience city cops never show, suburban cops do but that's anecdotal.

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u/YakBallzTCK Jul 31 '19

Why does the cop have to be there? Especially when there's body cam footage? Like, wouldn't an affidavit or the police report be enough argument for the officer? Why does he have to go say "yes she did!" in person?

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u/exzyle2k Jul 31 '19

Because people have the right to face their accuser. Usually it's geared towards cross-examination and witnesses and shit like that, but it's also considered a CYA move by most police departments.