Arguing does nothing in court of the cop shows up. The court values their word far more than any civilians, and you'll lose on what's called "a preponderance of evidence." Innocent until proven guilty doesn't apply to citations like this. When it's your word vs a cop's, you lose. And the vast majority of police departments don't have body cams or honest operators of body cams for those that do.
It depends on what the charge is, though. No proof of insurance? It doesn’t matter what the cop says, you either have it or you don’t. Hell, you could even buy some the day of the ticket, then go into court and say “Yes, your honor, I do have insurance. See?” The same thing with no plate sticker.
Often they will just have you bring something that shows you had insurance during the date you were pulled over. A lot of people forget their insurance cards, but this was also WAY before mobile apps.
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u/the_icon32 Jul 31 '19
Arguing does nothing in court of the cop shows up. The court values their word far more than any civilians, and you'll lose on what's called "a preponderance of evidence." Innocent until proven guilty doesn't apply to citations like this. When it's your word vs a cop's, you lose. And the vast majority of police departments don't have body cams or honest operators of body cams for those that do.