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I DID WHAT???

Aries

SM 2007
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Lyman, SC
Well, after 7 years of carefull driving and being proud of being one of the few under 25 year olds with a clean linsence it happened... Some cop decided that he would give me a ticket... For what??? oh let me tell you... :8:

On my way to blockbuster, two blocks from my house. I come to a stop at a four way stop sign, look left, look right and notice a car and two officers both with their heads down reading something. I look left again and then accelarate through the interesection. I get two blocks and here comes Mr. Cop... Pulls me over so, I get my stuff all ready just to be nice. As he is walking to my truck he slows and starts checking out my truck! Walk to my windows and stares at my In Dash T.V. (Not running video) He just profiled me, that son of a b!tch!!! He asks me and I give him my linsence, then he just walks away!! :8: :8: :7: :8: :7: :8:

Did not say why he pulled me over! Come back 5 whole minutes later and hand me a clip with a citation to sign... At this point I still do not know why I was pulled over, he finnaly makes eye contact with and sighs. Now he tells why, he says I "blew through that stop sign!" I was, What? He says to me, "Just sign the ticket so we can both get on with our lifes" I started shaking becasue I was getting so pissed off at this point. I said "What do you mean I ran it, I stopped completely"... Then... oh then, he starts to explain my opins of court, and such and then says "I wouldn't recomed going to court if I was you!"... So, I knew if I stayed I would just in more trouble becasue I was about to get out of my truck so, I sign the ticket and he leaves.

I start to read the ticket and get this... $78 and three points!!! Then i start reading further and where it says what I did it says "Faild to stop at sign" He forgot the "E" in falied and didn't say it was a stop sign. Then on top of that he put the wrong zip code for my address and put the my AV was 2002, its a 2003 and he put color as Gold, its Pewter!!!!!!!! The %^&$%&$ had my lincense and insurance right in from and he is acusing me of not paying attention????:8: :8: :8: :8:

I call the court house and get the round around there too and the girl there tells me I should NOT fight it either... My God, what are paying these people for??? What kind of service is this... Well, needless to say the little bit of respect that I had for cops is gone now. I WILL be going to the Police station and filing a complaint, I am even going ask to speak to his comanding officer personaly... I AM NOT LETTING GO OF THIS ONE!!!! :8: :8: :8: :8: :8:

Even if, even if! I had ran the friggin sign, $78 and three points is just plain wrong!!! It was a GOD DANG STOP SIGN!!!
 
I hope that cop gets what he deserves.... :8:
I can't help with the ticket, but just hit you with some Karma to hopefully cheer you up!! ;)
 
Sorry to hear about your troubles.

Is it possible you may have done something in the past to warrant an officer to keep a look out for you? Are you known in the town to speed or hang out with the wrong crowd?

Please do not assume I am pinning this on you. I just know from experience that any excuse to pull over a "young gun" is a good excuse.

I would fight it, even if you lose...you went down fighting.
 
BTW,
I would not file a complaint against the officer.....you will be a wanted man by him and all of the officers in your town.

Cool down, and just take it to court. Explain the situation to the judge or whomever hears the case. Bring up the fact that the officer wrote errors on the ticket to help bring doubt into the situation.

Stay cool in the courtroom and show respect to everyone including the officer if he is present.
 
Nope, not know for anything in the town. I only hang out with about 3 people from here. I do not speed around either, My extent of speeding is doing 75mph on my commute where the speed limit is 70mpg. People pass me like I am stading still all the time...

I would love to take it to court but, I can not risk losing and paying the $400+ for the court fees. Plus then I can not get the points taken off my lisence and my insureance will go up... My only hope is to complain at the Station and maybe I can get it taken care of, other wise I am out $80 and a day from work to go to traffic class to take the points off...

i work God damn hard for my things, including my AV... I work hard to be a safe driver and I have work hard to try to save some modding money. And this what I have to spend my hard earned cash on... :6:

P.S. Thanks Yak.. :)
 
KingVolcano said:
BTW,
I would not file a complaint against the officer.....you will be a wanted man by him and all of the officers in your town.

Cool down, and just take it to court. Explain the situation to the judge or whomever hears the case. Bring up the fact that the officer wrote errors on the ticket to help bring doubt into the situation.

Stay cool in the courtroom and show respect to everyone including the officer if he is present.
I have to agree here.... bring it to the courtroom and have your say!! You say the officer was not even looking in your direction, so he must have profiled you as you say! Avalanche = Drug Lord, right!! :E: :E:
Be respectful and courteous, and things should turn out better!! (y)
 
good for you! More people in this world need to stand up and not let people like that get away with it. Don't lie and be honest and no matter what fate will always go your way.

And if that doesnt work...

drive through the court house with the AV and shove it up .... well u know the rest
 
Well, like I said. I just can't afford the risk of still being found guilty and getting reemed with a $400+ court charge. It will word vs. word and I honestly don't have any faith that the system/Judge would even hear my side of it. Hes the cop, there for he is right. What really sucks is that my cousin is a cop here and he won't do anything for me. I have always helped him with anything I could casue he is family and lives right around the block from me...

I would not go to the station screaming or the court room like that. I use to be and sales and I know that kindness gets you alot further. I think that maybe if the station or his boss sees that the citation was not filled out proporly, maybe they would just drop it... If they make me a wanted man, then so be it. That would give me a real court case if I ever got a bogus charge again...

Nice to see my tax dollars had at work against me...
 
KingVolcano said:
I would not file a complaint against the officer.....you will be a wanted man by him and all of the officers in your town.

Cool down, and just take it to court. Explain the situation to the judge or whomever hears the case. Bring up the fact that the officer wrote errors on the ticket to help bring doubt into the situation.

Stay cool in the courtroom and show respect to everyone including the officer if he is present.
dude it sucks what happened, but king volcano has given the best advice so far. sent some karma to you
 
lance6902 said:
And if that doesnt work...

drive through the court house with the AV and shove it up .... well u know the rest

Thanks I needed a laugh... :)
 
Dude that sucks that you got profiled . . . I haven't been profiled yet and I'm a 19 year old hispanic driving an AV . . . just a matter of time.
 
you have a right to a trial...

My bet is He'd NEVER show up .... just a thought...

I agree... cooler heads prevail
 
Take it to court because they dont have nuttin on you if the discription of the ticket is how you say. "what? I dont own an 02" lol... "I think the officer ment yeild sign"
 
And I'll be down there next week :cautious: I better stop when I have the right of way The Lord might be coming the other way...... :C:

Just kidding....... ;D

I'll see you soon My lord here's some good karma for you. By the way I think my new rims are being shipped to Steve's....No peaking
 
Go to court and be certain to explain that you saw the officers and they were both looking down and didn't see you. Maybe to their point of view you did blow thru but only because their mind's may have been on the radio or something. The truth is you probably won't win but the next time those cop get dragged into court and the story is the same the judge may begin to question the observation skills of those particular cops. Ask the judge to let you goto driving school. In Texas this gets you an insurance discount and it gets the ticket expunged from your record (at least in Texas).

I once got a ticket for 75 miles an hour and I had my cruise set at 65 MPH and people were passing me left and right. Texas plate in Louisiana will get you a ticket faster than anything else.
 
Talking from experience, I doubt the court will slap you with the court costs even if you are found to be guilty. They tell people that as a way of deterring everyone from fighting the tickets.

State your case, they will see your driving record was clean prior to the ticket.

Good luck!
 
BjKirk, I disagree.

I would NOT go to court and say that you observed the officers looking down.....bad idea. Now you are accusing the officer of lying.......not good.

 
Try to make a deal with the prosecutor. something that has no points, but perhaps a higher fine. We did this for my wife who was tagged for 53 in a 25. Instead of $96 and 4 or 5 points, it was 0 points and a $200. fine. It's all about the $$!!

$$ is what they are looking for here. Take it from someone who gathers $$ for the G. My audit team is constantly being end-runned by the accoutnants and attorneys of our auditees to pay pennies on the $ for what they may truly owe. Then it's the auditors fault that revenues are down.

Your brother probably would like to help, but if the guy who wrote you was senior to him, it would not be a smart career move to intervene on your behalf. Don't take it personally.

Good Luck - Keep us posted!!!
 
What is pissing me off with my cousin is how he always speeds and admits to it. He says that is his Perk for being a cop. That is just wrong... But, all cops use these Perks, I guess I have to expect it from him too...
 
KingVolcano said:
BjKirk, I disagree.

I would NOT go to court and say that you observed the officers looking down.....bad idea. Now you are accusing the officer of lying.......not good.

I realize it sounds like your calling them liars but what I meant to say was from their point of veiw it may have appeared that Aries blew thru the stop sign but in truth they may have been listening to an emergency call on the radio and when they looked up that was when Aries drove thru the stop sign. I'm certainly not a lawyer but no matter what Aires says it will appear the cops did not do their job properly or Aires is lying. Isn't best to give them a plausible excuse for the cops mistake.

 
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