I was railroaded...

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I just find it fustrating( and I am sure you must too) that after all was said and done that it came down to your record over the last 8 years. So if you were going 90 MPH and had a clean record, would you just get away with court costs? Also, How could the judge justify the ticket/fine if the trooper said he was ok with your plea? The whole thing just sounds like a scam to get people into court and then get some sort of money out of them. One question, Did they ever get into the fact that the trooper clocked you going in the other direction? Is that a possible/ valid reading?
But I guess if you are satisfied with the result then the whole thing was with the effort. The no points will save you on your insurance in the long run.

No I don't think anyone going 90 was going to get away with anything. Most of the people were 9 - 14 over the speed limit.

I don't think it was the two tickets in 8 years that did me in. I think it was the fact that my last ticket came only 2 months before this one. I assume the judge thought I was developing a lead foot and wanted to nip it in the bud.

The weird thing was the Trooper was adamant that his reading was correct with every case including mine but when push came to shove, he agreed to waive the fine and the points. It was the judge that decided to keep the fine and waive the points.

The whole scene was Doc Hollywood-ish. I thought they may put me to work to pay off my fine....

[The Bid]

I usually ask to see the gun reading. Its gotten me off once, and gotten me seatbelt tickets along with the original ticket 4 times.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

No I don't think anyone going 90 was going to get away with anything. Most of the people were 9 - 14 over the speed limit.

I don't think it was the two tickets in 8 years that did me in. I think it was the fact that my last ticket came only 2 months before this one. I assume the judge thought I was developing a lead foot and wanted to nip it in the bud.

The weird thing was the Trooper was adamant that his reading was correct with every case including mine but when push came to shove, he agreed to waive the fine and the points. It was the judge that decided to keep the fine and waive the points.

The whole scene was Doc Hollywood-ish. I thought they may put me to work to pay off my fine....

Probably all a con game if you ask me, playing good cop/bad cop.