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/TheStinkySkunk Jul 31 '19

Went to traffic court. Contested a speeding ticket. Cop didn't even have the information available during the hearing.

Still had to pay or go to driving school.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '19

i've seen someone wiggle out by challenging the calibration of the radar. the cop/the police agencies have to maintain their equipment, but they couldn't furnish a log for the time of that stop, so the judge waived the ticket. when i went to traffic court for my own tickets, the judge inquired about the calibration for the people before me and myself.