me and my friends were in the park chilling. i was star gazing cop rolls up singles me out to use me as example and tickets me and no one else. (in a nut shell) no drugs no beer just chilling.
god i hope that cop gets shot and dies FUCK HIM AND THE CALIFORNIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Go to court, get a payment plan. They'll work one out for ya. The court costs are already in the ticket, so it can't hurt to try and fight it.
I'm wondering that myself. If I had to guess, him and his friends were more than likely trespassing and the officer had every power within his goddamn discretion to issue that citation. Also, wishing death upon a cop makes one lower than sewage.I'd be very careful in my attitude, going into court. Last time I got a ticket (for 72 in a 45 zone, empty road at night), I ended up with a ticket for, I believe, something like $348... then I got the chilling shock of seeing a sign in the court waiting room saying that the actual cost of the ticket would be 5 to 6 times the base fine of $348. So, no, those extra costs are not in the ticket! Not in Kali, unfortunately. However, by exlaining myself to the judge, and being nice about it, he dropped the fine down to $20, so I only ended up paying about $120 for what would have been about a $1740 fine, or more. Yes, I was very lucky! (Though the judge warned me not to show up in his court again...)
First off, it would help to know the exact nature of your "infraction", as stated on your ticket, or by the officer. You could always face the officer in court, by giving a not guilty plea. If the officer doesn't show, then all is well and good. However, it would help to know what the officer said you did wrong, in order to earn the ticket. If I knew that, I'd have more to go on. However, revealing that information is for you to decide. Just watch yourself in court!
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(in a nut shell) no drugs no beer just chilling.
I once got a speeding ticket. I forget what they called it, but I paid some fee and they said that if I didn't get any more tickets for a year, that one would go away. If I did, I'd have to pay the fee for this one and the new one as well as have the points for both.
Maybe they have something like that?
Oh. And for the record, from experience, cops can't be trusted. If they say "Just go to court and you won't have to pay," what they really mean is "If you go to court, I'm going to be there and do everything in my power to make sure you pay as much as humanly possible."
Further proof that California is the shitehole of the US. Looks like your screwed bud, just pay it and get on with life. I hear Ramen is pretty cheap and sustaining.I'd be very careful in my attitude, going into court. Last time I got a ticket (for 72 in a 45 zone, empty road at night), I ended up with a ticket for, I believe, something like $348... then I got the chilling shock of seeing a sign in the court waiting room saying that the actual cost of the ticket would be 5 to 6 times the base fine of $348. So, no, those extra costs are not in the ticket! Not in Kali, unfortunately. However, by exlaining myself to the judge, and being nice about it, he dropped the fine down to $20, so I only ended up paying about $120 for what would have been about a $1740 fine, or more. Yes, I was very lucky! (Though the judge warned me not to show up in his court again...)
First off, it would help to know the exact nature of your "infraction", as stated on your ticket, or by the officer. You could always face the officer in court, by giving a not guilty plea. If the officer doesn't show, then all is well and good. However, it would help to know what the officer said you did wrong, in order to earn the ticket. If I knew that, I'd have more to go on. However, revealing that information is for you to decide. Just watch yourself in court!
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Further proof that California is the shitehole of the US. Looks like your screwed bud, just pay it and get on with life. I hear Ramen is pretty cheap and sustaining.