I'll give you a BS F'ing ticket though that they need to suck on. That would be getting a ticket after getting rear ended. That's the East Lansing PD(Specifically Officer MARTIN) for you.
LVM
Sounds like the truth for about 90% of traffic tickets which are issued.
"Traffic enforcement" is nothing more than "revenue enhancement" for the corrupt welfare state.
"Improper use of language?" This bozo judge is just making stuff up.
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Mr Haddock . . . was leading a large white cow of malevolent aspect. On the back and sides of the cow were clearly stencilled in red ink the following words:TO THE LONDON AND LITERARY BANK, Ltd:
Pay the Collector of Taxes, who is no gentleman, or Order, the sum of fifty-seven pounds (and may he rot!) L 57/10/0
ALBERT HADDOCKMr Haddock conducted the cow into the Collector’s office, tendered it to the Collector in payment of income tax and demanded a receipt.
(At least you can say that the Collector of Taxes is "no gentleman" and express a wish that he may rot.)
Many in the ELPD are pretty notorious for their behavior. There are some good cops there, but more than enough bad ones.
The guy's mistake was going before the magistrate. You think "hey, I can argue the case on my own and not pay a lawyer, and I retain my right to appeal". Problem is, the magistrate is usually tighter with the cops than are the judges (one I once dealt with was an ex-small town police chief who deliberately misread the law to find me "guilty").
Big Brothers and Sisters:
I do not usually write letters to the Powers That Be but they don’t often intrude upon my life. You have angered me and you are therefore being graced with one of my rare letters.
Firstoff: “It’s About Safety” is a lie. It’s about money, my money -- and your (government’s) insatiable appetite for more of it.
Second: Your green unmarked sedan police car is sneaky. Now I expect a cynical smile from you at this comment, my Big Brothers and Sisters. But please note that “sneaky” is not a wholesome law enforcement image.
Here is precisely why this traffic ticket is a sham:
1. Whether or not I wear a seat belt, or a motorcycle helmet, is none of your affair, period, no matter what or how many laws are passed. These are garbage laws intended only to generate revenues and they therefore do not deserve to be obeyed. All of this is intuitively obvious. And I don’t give a damn whether every person in this state but myself voted for the legislators that passed these laws. I am responsible for myself. You are not. End of subject.
2. A minority of my return trip to Seattle was accomplished at speeds of 80 miles per hour, along with the rest of the traffic. The point is not that “everybody does it”, the point is that on straight, level, dry road in a vehicle that has been well-maintained, 80 miles per hour is a safe speed. Now I know that laws must be specific in order to be enforceable, so my point here is weak. But I also know that when stopped for going 80 miles per hour, I was not driving unsafely. Mr. Policeman knew it, too.
Typically my Fuzz Buster saves me from this sort of situation but your sneaky green-car cop paced me. You don’t like my Fuzz Buster? Sue me.
If you have any question about any of the foregoing, write.
Well, the judge may have a point.
The defendant should have written, "This is a B------ F----- ticket! Suck on it [the BF ticket]!"
That would have been a proper use of language.
Other than the fact that the man was not in a court of law, did not commit an illegal act, and apparently has a prior USSC decision that favors his position, this judge is on very solid ground!
Bet there's a state law requiring the check to be deposited FIRST. Or, maybe they did try to deposit and the check got attention drawn to it by the old "insufficient funds" sort of thing.
We expect to see more on this later on.
Bill collectors for public agencies really should not be thin-skinned types!