Speeding Ticket - The Fight Begins

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by mtch

I think the issue here is "Due Process", something every patriotic American, left and (especially) right leaning, should hold in high esteem and demand from our justice system. Having committed or even confessed to ( among friends) an offense is not enough to be punished. Confronting our accusers (even the state or LE) and demanding a burden of proof be legitimately met is one way that we as citizens most effectively exercise our freedoms. Remember that unexercised freedoms are the first ones taken. ( or something like that)

That is all very nice.

However, the man knows he commited the crime and is trying to worm out of paying.

Lets call a spade a spade. This is not a constitutional law issue nor is the constitution being threatened.

Sometimes, it is just cool to fess up, suck it up and move on, like a man.

If you can't do the time ...................

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

That is all very nice.

However, the man knows he commited the crime and is trying to worm out of paying.

Lets call a spade a spade. This is not a constitutional law issue nor is the constitution being threatened.

Sometimes, it is just cool to fess up, suck it up and move on, like a man.

If you can't do the time ...................

Hi,

I agree, no freedoms are at stake here. The Lister was not restricted from exceeding the Speed Limit, he was free to do so, but, under penalty of Law which is what's happening now.

No one likes Speeding Tickets, which has been stated. And I don't even fault someone for trying to fight it because of the lingering effects of increased Insurance costs, etc.

But, there's a limit to how far one should go . Overtaxing the system, which infringes on all of us who weren't pinched, isn't, IMHO, the way to go - keep the Nukes in their Silos for something bigger than a Speeding Citation.

Go ahead, fight it, that's your right, though in this instance I won't be surprised to see that you haven't altered the outcome. But, you did it, so quit whining about it and trying to gain sympathy from the Board...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99