[Lazamataz]

I've heard traffic court in America referred to as a "sheep-shearing conveyor belt", and after experiencing it once first-hand believe our bandoleros in blue have found a way.

I have beaten 7 out of 10 traffic infraction citations in Georgia to-date. They write tickets like crazy in Atlanta. Sometimes they just pull me over and go fishing.

In three of the tickets, the officer never showed up. Dismissed. In four of the others, I successfully argued before the judge and won.

Never plead Guilty or Nolo Contendre to a traffic ticket. Forcing them to prove their point often yields positive results.

[Middle Man]

"Never plead Guilty or Nolo Contendre to a traffic ticket."

Hmmm. I pleaded Not Guilty and the judge simply intoned the words, "Fifty-five dollars", and gavelled my case off the docket. I was third or fourth in line of a case all involving the same officer and the same intersection.

If I knew then what I know now...