fighting a speeding ticket.
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Another rediculous law is the drinking laws in Texas and the South. These bible thumpers ruin everything! Coming from Florida I was able to buy liquor up untill 2am at a liquor store. Here you cant buy liquor on Sunday and liquor stores close at 9pm every day! Its total BS. And you cant buy beer past 1am!!!!
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
Another rediculous law is the drinking laws in Texas and the South. These bible thumpers ruin everything! Coming from Florida I was able to buy liquor up untill 2am at a liquor store. Here you cant buy liquor on Sunday and liquor stores close at 9pm every day! Its total BS. And you cant buy beer past 1am!!!!
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
Another rediculous law is the drinking laws in Texas and the South. These bible thumpers ruin everything!!!!
Dave your digging yourself a hole here!!!!Honestly you should not have posted you got a ticket here!! You should know everyone would give you chit
Just pay the ticket and be done with it or You can try to get it reduced.
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From: Riverview, Florida
Originally Posted by SmokeyBear
I just bet you're the life of the party aren't you. My IQ dropped 10 points just reading that tirade. I tell you what, the next time I have to pick up a 6 year old girls bloody body off of the centerline of the road because the driver of the vehicle behind them thought it would be a good idea to pass in a no passing zone and clipped the front end of the girl's parent's car, I'll give you a call and we can discuss a good place to find a vandal or a thief ok?
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From: Riverview, Florida
Originally Posted by stopper
I'm always appauled by the low "professionalism" of cops. That's why I have NO desire to help them in any way. They know how to write tickets and such but they don't know anything else. They just respond with some BS answer like "uhhh welll... it's always about the same..." They are little pieces of trash. There are things like drugs (especially in today's world), vandalism, and thefts that need to be addressed and they are out trying to write pitty tickets. Sorry, but when I hear that "cops are your friends" I just say bull*****. They just want to earn their quota by doing easy work such as pulling people over and giving them tickets over virtually nothing, like blown headlights, and not using a turnsignal instead of getting their fat dougnut A$$ more than 10 feet away from their car and crack down on some serious crime. Now i'm not against them going out there and finding drunk drivers, but time spent stopped writing minor a ticket is wasted when they could be watching for drunks. If you are a cop reading this, then I hope you are not the lazy type that won't go find some real work to do.
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
Of course I have a motorcycle endorsement. I have been riding bikes for years. I easily could have just left the cop in my dust if I wanted to. it wouldnt have been the first time. But I felt I should stop and sometimes they give you a warning. And its very easy at 5:30am on 75 to go 93mph on a bike that can top out at 167mph. I think his radar was off actually. I think I was doing over a 100mph most of the way up to meet everyone in sherman. The parts of Arkansas we were riding in have no cops. When we are riding out there the last thing I am worrying abotu is a cop. I am more worried about not falling off the mountain and keeping the bike wheels down. I dont want to pay the $264. I think that if its 5:30am and not a car in sight you should be able to ride at 100mph on a vehicle that was designed to go well over 100mph.
You really think you have "the right" to do whatever you want to do on a public highway? Man, I will stay away from Arkansas if that's what you believe.
I have been driving for, oh, 35 years and I am pleased as punch to say I have never gotten a speeding ticket, even at 5:30 AM.
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The only people that seem to have a problem with cops are the dim witted water heads that get caught doing things they shouldn't be doing in the first place. I drive 500-600 miles every day and never seem to have any problems with any law enforcement officer. I have deserved every ticket I have ever gotten and paid the fine with no questions asked. If you can't obey the law then perhaps you shouldn't operate a motor vehicle.
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You know that's fine if they want to get out there and generate some revenue but that's just stupid when I have problems with neighbors (drugs, violence) and the police won't do anything. Of course, it is easier to sit on your **** and write tickets as opposed to walking up to the door step of someones house and investigating. Hmm a coincidence? I think not.
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A debate is fine. Personal attacks and incredibly foul & abusive language won't be tolerated.
One 3-day 'hiatus' has been set and various posts removed. Let's stay on topic and avoid stupidity.
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From: Rich, Virginia
Originally Posted by shroomie
My cousin got a ticket for doing 32MPH over (97 in a 65) not too long, and it was a mandatory court appearance. He got a lawyer and ended up paying like $380 and doing traffic school to get rid of the points.
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He was lucky.
Originally Posted by shroomie
What makes you say that? I know at least three other people who have gotten tickets for 30+ over the limit with similar outcomes. Besides, once you add up the fine, lawyer fees, and traffic school it's a pretty hefty price to pay.
Now, unless you have a spotless driving record and a damn good attorney, you're not going to get off with a slap on the wrist like shroomie's cousin did.
Taking the above into consideration, he was lucky all things considered.
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Originally Posted by bluejay432000
I don't understand this concept. I drive fast and I have gotten tickets. I do the crime, I pay the price. I don't understand the concept of trying to get out of something you obviously deserve. If it was nitpicking, say 5 mph over the limit, then yeah, I can see that, but 28 mph? Give me a break, I get a ticket for that, I deserve it, I pay it.
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
I dont agree with every law. Going 93 on a street bike at 5:30 am on a saturday in the middle of now where in Texas shouldnt be considered a crime. Most tickets are just ways to generate revenue and not for safety. I could ride at 93 with one hand while sitting on my tank and smoking a cigarette.
As far as stopper goes I'm not even going to begin to address your comments. My suggestion to you is to go on a ride along, you don't have half a clue about some of the topics your addressing. You need to actually ride out with the 'donut eating lazy $$$es' and see how our little world works before you spout off with these ignorant statements about law enforcement.