Not my experience. Never had a cop show up a second time or a city attorney/ district attorney that didn't either

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Oct 23, 2024
1:00:05pm

BIG XII Coug Unemployed BIG XII advisor

offer some no-brainer plea or just dismiss b/c they didn't want to deal with the games on a traffic ticket.

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Time

Any advice for traffic court

Art Director

12:42pm

Deny the whole thing and make the cop appear in court. 95% of the time they no-show and the ticket will be dismissed

BIG XII Coug

12:43pm

This just isn’t true from my experience at least. We would get written up if we

cre1ghton

12:51pm

Many cops DO show up because you get paid to show up and it's easier duty.

Archaea

12:54pm

Cops shows up.... come up with a reason for a continuance .... and the charade continues.

BIG XII Coug

12:56pm

I submit they want to show up multiple times to get easy duty and that's

Archaea

12:57pm

Not my experience. Never had a cop show up a second time or a city attorney/ district attorney that didn't either

BIG XII Coug

1:00pm

I trust your experience over mine.

Archaea

1:07pm

Well... it's not civil court and as a law clerk who handled a crap load of these in traffic court/ city court

BIG XII Coug

12:55pm

This was my thought as a teen for my only ticket. The cop showed up because he was a jerk and liked to spite people.

CSoul

12:52pm

Solid advice.

Mjolnir

1:00pm

I would not do this. The court has discretion to reschedule and the judge will

Jay Kay

1:20pm

Tell the court he is a soverign citizen. About as reasonable as your "offer."

Longseason

12:44pm

RE: Any advice for traffic court

Archaea

12:45pm

72 in a 65?? That’s not a huge thing is it?

pink22

12:45pm

Get a speeding ticket under 18 and they take your license for a month.

Art Director

12:46pm

That’s wild. And not really speeding honestly.

pink22

12:46pm

Do not follow your instincts. Follow Big XII's instincts or hire a local

Archaea

12:48pm

Plea and abeyance and go to traffic school

BYU Grounds

12:46pm

I've been to traffic court maybe 3 times. All 3 times they cut the fine in half

volleyjiver

12:46pm

Going to be tough. I'd worry that the judge won't have very much discretion to

COUGND

12:46pm

I'd just make my kid ride a scooter for a month. Lesson learned.

JAGA97

12:48pm

Say he was trying to balance traffic flow with obeying speed limit.

deejo

12:50pm

As an 18 yr old, I got a ticket for 80 in a 75 zone.

Eddie

12:52pm

wow, license suspended for 12 months for 5 mph over the limit? that's ridiculous

byujag

1:37pm

This is solid advice. Get your kid out on a (non-driving) mission ASAP

Clark Addison

1:48pm

Doubt they're interested in your creative proposal

korihor

12:54pm

Thanks

Art Director

12:56pm

Showing, well-dressed with parental support is also important but hiring

Archaea

12:56pm

Not an expert, but I used to sit in on these as an intern years ago.

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