Posted on 07/18/2010 3:45:36 PM PDT by ComeCulturedGirl
My girl friend need helps. But I don't know how to help her. her brother (35 yo) got a ticket for "unlawful posession of illegal fireworks" on Jul 4. he went to the court , the judge told him to get a lawyer (his income is a little bit too high to get a public defender). it costs $2000 for lawyer. it's rediculous to spend $2000 for having fun with fireworks on Jul 4. the lawyer said, he can pledge on his own at court, but if what ever he says do not make sense, he will go jail for 90 days plus a big fine. it's the first time he got a silly ticket like that . I would appreciate if any one could give me an idea.
“Sorry, he knew the law and he chose to violate it. Fireworks are illegal in a lot of municipalities. Here in Houston, the fine is $100/firework (that means a single firecracker).
Pay the fine and learn the lesson. Taking responsibility for your actions used to be part of being an American. “
You must be a lot of fun at a party.
You lucky he did not get busted for being a terrorist
things would be so easy if he can pay the fine. he may go jail for 90 days plus fine. not only fine !
Here in southern Michigan we buy our illegal stuff in Ohio.
I’m amazed they even enforced that law. It’s illegal where I live and they were setting them off by the hundreds in my neighborhood (and no little ones, either, big mothers) and the cops did zip.
They’ve been illegal in Houston since the early 60’s . . . for that reason.
:)
that’s what I thought,
feel bad for him !
Might help to say what city & state. I live in a tiny suburb of Oklahoma City. I can get ticketed for having (i.e. possessing) fireworks when people are lighting them off within a hundred feet of my house, and are perfectly legal in doing so.
..twenty seven eight-by-ten color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us.
I guess he didn’t care what anyone else thought when he shot the 10ft of illegal firecrackers. Maybe they are illegal for a reason...like in the city limits, etc.?
I know we have a law of no fireworks inside the city limits. It’s because of fire hazard with such a dry summer so far. It didn’t stop some people though no matter how many fires they started and left for other people to put out.
The houses are so close it could have burned down several if others hadn’t put out those fires in time. There are laws for a reason.
If you break the law to play, you pay.
i am sure he did not know or he forgot it was illegal !The man is 35 years old then it's time for him to grow up. If this was a 10 year old kid, then he might deserve some sympathy . . . a 35 year old man deserves what he is facing.
What state was this in? If it’s AZ he’s pretty much SOL.
Ping for your expertise.
oh... she wants to give her brother good advices, what should he do for now... hire a lawyer or not.
(wow, $2000 for for having fun for 15’ !!! it’s ridiculous !)
As someone else tried to explain.
Got to be more to this, people don’t go to jail for three months for firecrackers.Was he selling them???What town and state did this happen. BTW, He can always tell the judge he wants to represent himself and then just plead gulty and pay the fine.
how many languages can you speak ?
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