Back in Time
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I think this carrying the letter of the law just a little too far.....Man Ticketed For Broken Windshield While He’s Getting It Fixed
Unnecessary ticket from a jerk Cop
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Phily
3XL, loud pipes, loud music, loud weed
So would changing the dial in your stereo and talking on a car in general. But really how can it be. I use my phone for GPS a lot. It would suck to get pulled over for trying to find where I am. But in some states they can do that
MobileCustoms
You can twist perceptions, reality won't budge
"All he has to do is show up in court"??? I'd be really pissed. I have way better things to spend my precious time on.
What a great way to spend your time and lose a half day of work to save the $46 fine. Granted, they will most likely throw it out but what a bunch of bullschidt!
In some states, "fix it" tickets aren't free. There is an administration charge you get to pay.
Howard1784
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Goes along the lines of issuing a speeding ticket for somebody who's dying in your car and you're rushing to the hospital
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
just because you dont like the idea of someone getting a ticket for something their fixing to fix doesnt make it unnecessary
the proceeds of those tickets go to maintaining your local roads, putting bread on the tables of Denvers finest, feeds some of the lazy bums on welfare and lining the pockets of the elected officials of the state of Colorado
in all seriousness though, listen to the description of the damage "some stranger had picked up a rock and threw it at my windshield" (the reporter used the term smashed)
im not even going to mention the odds of this not being a stranger and the person whose windshield got damaged having some serious bad karma due
he was on his way to have the windshield replaced
not fixed
replaced
next time your in a junkyard, pick up a brick and throw it at random windshield and see what the damage is
Mr. Berlin then made the judgement call to endanger his fellow citizens by taking this car, with the severely reduced visibility out on public roads, very likely dropping glass splinters on the public roads, and neighboring pedestrians to drive to the carglass place and THAT is what he got ticket for
the proceeds of those tickets go to maintaining your local roads, putting bread on the tables of Denvers finest, feeds some of the lazy bums on welfare and lining the pockets of the elected officials of the state of Colorado
in all seriousness though, listen to the description of the damage "some stranger had picked up a rock and threw it at my windshield" (the reporter used the term smashed)
im not even going to mention the odds of this not being a stranger and the person whose windshield got damaged having some serious bad karma due
he was on his way to have the windshield replaced
not fixed
replaced
next time your in a junkyard, pick up a brick and throw it at random windshield and see what the damage is
Mr. Berlin then made the judgement call to endanger his fellow citizens by taking this car, with the severely reduced visibility out on public roads, very likely dropping glass splinters on the public roads, and neighboring pedestrians to drive to the carglass place and THAT is what he got ticket for
ramenth
Gratis persona
At least the article was honest in saying they truly don't know what went down.
Something tells me there's more to it.
Something tells me there's more to it.
Well if the kid is smart,he will show up in court,the officer has to show up on the same date and there is a good chance he won't. Then the judge will throw it out.
ramenth
Gratis persona
Gotta say, I don't know how the law is written there.
Here the officer doesn't have to show up. The ticket is the officer's written deposition and presented as evidence by the DA.
Agree with the above statement. Same applies in phila. Traffic court. They have a stand by cop who reads the officers comments, and the ticket code. You never face the cop who wrote it.
He'll the traffic court judges are just elected officials.
It is your constitutional right to face your accuser. Can't believe people let this fly
Nope he only has to show if you appeal.
In Fl. the officer has to show up to court. Like mentioned above so the accused has the opportunity to face his accuser in front of the judge.
Well if you don't pay the fine and choose to appear in court you are appealing the ticket!
Sorry, I failed to see any inaccurate facts in those first two lines..........................
As much as I can't stand some of the "new age" Commando Cops busting everybody's balls about just about anything that's none of their business or plain BS, this Officer
was correct in issuing the citation, AND for sticking to His guns. I saw the damaged glass & We're not talking a Quarter sized bullseye/star-chip w/spider cracks running
everywhere, this thing was smashed and definitely impaired the driver's ability to operate the vehicle safely. Almost every glass company has a mobile glass service, and
they are plenty reasonable in price, there was ZERO/BUPCUSS/ZIP/NADA/NIL/ZILCHO/ reasons to drive the vehicle in that condition.
As far as to knowing or not knowing the perp, etc., etc., I've been the victim of random vandalism, witnessed by Our "hang-out" group. I confronted the Yute' as He exited
the restaurant, and suprisingly, He apologized & paid for the damage. Never saw Him before, & had just parked next to My car in the middle of an "argument" w/2 girls in
the car. He exited the pass. side and whilst arguing swung His arm down while holding something & pounded out the driver side tail-lamp of My ride. Then walked away,....
except the whole "crew" were parked in the middle of the lot & watched it occur.......................
I also had a windshield smashed by little freakin' kids who were bored,............so i have no judgement or opinion yet on the "He might've had it comin'" angle
Back in Time
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Woulda shoulda couda...He was in the glass shop parking lot.Cop was an *** for writing the ticket.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
No, you can't "appeal" the ticket, it's a charge for which you get a court hearing unless you plead guilty and pay the fine. Only after the court has ruled can you "appeal" the judgment.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Sworn statements are permitted to be introduced in court in absetia. In the case of Police officers who are sworn officers of the court, they are not required to be present unless local law or ordinance requires it. There is no breach of Constitutionality here.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Hmmm...certain of that?
Since we don't know the entire story nor the details of the stop and ticket, it is possible that the individual was driving around with a shattered windshield and when the cop followed him he decided to duck into a glass shop and claimed he was on his way there to get the glass replaced.
It's called "reasonable doubt". No one can convicted of doing something wrong (cops included) unless it is "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Quickness to judge the cop without the full details of the evidence is as equally wrong as what some people perceive the cop did to the driver.
It's a good thing we have rule of law in this country or lynch mobs would be rushing to judgment and hanging people without due process by which all evidence is presented before an impartial judge.
Right, after He operated an unsafe vehicle needlessly, a mobile van could've just as easily pulled up at his home & changed it there.
The "$46" was a lesson to use better judgment next time, all roads ain't flatlands & 90 deg intersections.................................................
I was pulled over on election night years ago because I "didn't dim My Hi beams quite soon enough" for the Cops liking, I was on the outside of a uphill left bend as He was
coming down.....no where near My beams & I simply made sure I'd seen all there was to before dropping them.........He slammed on the brakes, turned around, & raced up
the hill after Me pulling Me over just after the crest....................When I asked why & then replied "You've gotta be kidding", He said "Just to get You pulled over" while
actively searching all over the interior of My Laser XE w/his flashlight for...whatever He could scare up......THAT'S an ***!!!!!
Back in Time
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Did you watch the video ? He had an appointment and was in the parking lot when he go wrote up. The glass shop guy even said so and they showed the appointment schedule. We can all( me included) guess about exactly what happened but I say the cop was a jerk from what I heard in the video.
Back in Time
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I think you are grabbing at straws to justify your opinion.
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