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To: UCANSEE2

They’re speed traps. Cops are in the revenue collection business.

A speeding ticket is a tax. They collect it whether or not you’re guilty.


13 posted on 09/20/2014 7:55:31 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

She is guilty of skipping court. Let us all get this correct.


17 posted on 09/20/2014 7:56:38 PM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
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To: goldstategop
They collect it whether or not you’re guilty.

Every time I got a ticket for speeding, I was speeding.

When I wasn't speeding, I did not get any tickets for speeding.

I feel sure that a majority of drivers would say the same.

Maybe it depends on where you live.

22 posted on 09/20/2014 8:00:38 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: goldstategop

Beverly Hills doesn’t have speed traps. There are many other ways to get tickets there ... I’ve done it.


81 posted on 09/20/2014 10:55:19 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: goldstategop
They’re speed traps. Cops are in the revenue collection business. A speeding ticket is a tax. They collect it whether or not you’re guilty.

I recently got a ticket from a Trooper (while on a regualr road). I was going with the flow of traffic and was acutely aware of my speed - we were all going 58 in a 55 zone. he almost rear-ended me pulling up and I thought he wanted to go by so I popped into the right lane. he did a serious (could hear his tires squeal) lane change and turned on his lights so I pulled over. He cited me for 74 in a 55 zone. I asked where he had clocked me and how, and he said," a little ways back and with RADAR. I asked if he couldn't have made a mistake and he got testy. No way for me to prove it and 19 over is just below the 20 over that kicks in big enough problems to make a lawyer worth while - cost me $196 and I had no real recourse but to pay it.

93 posted on 09/21/2014 6:58:25 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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