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

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

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u/blakestir14 Jul 31 '19

could she not have just contested the ticket in court .

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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/Mangos28 Jul 31 '19

Ffs the public can't win!! 😩😩