(ot) i fought the law and the law won.

[mr.utility at highstream.net (mr.utility@highstream.net)]

I think the judges have quotas as well....  :-(

David             fahrvegnugen


Quoting Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>:

> Many places have quotas. Jersey is probably the worst. You can drive like an
> absolute manic (the things I've seen make me refuse to drive there) until the
> last week or so of the month, then everyone drives normally and cops are
> nailing people left and right. Also, in small towns, tickets are a major
> source of revenue, so they're more likely to hand out a ticket than others.
> Still, getting a judge to lean to your side rather than the cops is next to
> impossible. In NY, the easy way to win is to get a few extensions and then go
> to court. The cop most likely won't be there and you'll get off. Most of the
> time.
>  
> Dan
> 
> mr.utility@highstream.net wrote:
> He is, in essence, an
> > unbiased third party (i.e has nothing to lose or gain by ticketing you),
> so
> > his word carries greater weight than yours.
> 
> 
> Unfortunately this is not true. Most precincts have a required minimum number
> 
> of tickets they have to write per month... I live in OK, and I always see the
> 
> OHP more often at the end/beginning of each month... Why? $ is no.1, 
> especially since 911, we are still in a little bit of a recession, etc... 
> Oklahoma City went from approximately 60.00 for a 1-10 mile over the posted 
> speed limit, now that fee has almost double, 133.00 for the same offense.. 
> Funny, I can't imagine why it is twice as dangerous to speed when revenues
> are 
> down... :-(..............
> 
> Hopefully food for thought, and not fodder for ridicule... :-D
> 
> David fahrvegnugen
> 
> 
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