It is currently 11:30 pm. At 8:30 a.m. I get to go to court. Any advice?

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

Dress nicely. Tie, nice shirt, slacks, dress shoes. Always address the judge as "your honor" or "sir/ma'am."

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"LC Tusken: the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot"
NMGOH || Jack Chick preaches it

Whats the charge? Killing hobos?

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

I swear, I thought she was 18.

Actually, I "ran" a red light. Which is impossible considering the guy across from me was making a left turn and had an arrow, had I of run it, I would of smashed into his truck.

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

Dress nicely, be polite, be mature, make a good impression. In other words; make the other guy look bad. That's the trick!

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When bread becomes toast, it can never go back to being bread again.

Get there early and slip the judge some cookies.

The cookies always do the trick.

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"Run Away!"

Dress nicely be respectful, obviously. If the cop who wrote the ticket doesn't show up, you're off the hook.

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

I got the ticket over a year ago.

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

Behold, the blinding speed of the American justice system!

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Please tell me you subpoenad the officer? The best thing to do is prepare well - look up the exact law you're charged with breaking and make sure he proved every part of it.

Also, look for any technicalities. You can move to have it dismissed for lack of a speedy trial. You can have it dismissed if the guy didn't file it according to the law, or it wasn't filled out correctly, or if the prosecutors didn't provide information you requested. Next time, post here earlier so we have time to help you out

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Chances are the cop won't even remember you

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

NOT GUILTY! Haha, it got thrown out.

I ran into my good friend Johnny Cockran on the way to the courtroom and offered him a coke if he defended me, and he said he would cause he was thirsty. The judge looked right at him and threw the ticket out.

Actually, I walked into the court room and there were about a half dozen cops sitting in the back, 3 of whom matched the basic description of my cop, young white male with dark hair. The judge came in and did a role call, those that didnt show up, the cops were free to go. 5 cops got up and left, but I only thought 1 did. The judge then called out this girl's case and said she was free to go, then called my case and said I was free to go. I got up and left, and only 1 cop was still sitting there, a black lady. Go me.

And GBK, this is the THIRD court date we had set up. The original was September 10th, but it was changed by the city. Then it was December 17th, but got changed again because I could not make it that day.

And I got another ticket the other night, almost the same circumstances, so I need toget that one set up to defend as well.

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

He he he

Well, good for you for the final judgement..

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

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*sighs*

Another criminal let lose by the court system...I was really hope you had gone to jail too. Just another incident showing the incompetence of the system...

^^

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Sweet irony...

You ran another light, or they say you ran another light? Just because someone across from you is still entering the intersection doesn't mean squat, especially here..I've counted six (!) cars going through a red light..that's all at once...



Actually, looks like another criminal let "win" by the court system.

Proofread > *



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The Truth about Bowling for Columbine

Damn. I was going to suggest the Chewbacca defense.

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"I'm seriously going to hump you until you scream like a banshee!"

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

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Don't be unwise judge me not by my size. You wont believe your eyes watch the xwing rise!

coke always does the trick.

Here's my advice for that appearance to court...

STOP BREAKING THE LAW!!!

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<scribbly handwriting barely resembling name>

Was it cokeain?

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RIP -MaDaVentor-. You will be missed.

I'll try that one next time.

Ok, here is what happened originally. I got off work, and was sitting at a red light. It was cold out so I was adjusting my heater, getting my apron off and finding a good station. This pick up truck, about the size of a Silverado, got a green arrow and made his left turn. As he was finishing his turn, my light turned green, I pulled into the intersection. The light here is weird and dumb, and if no one is behind you to trigger the light, it will turn yellow about 2 seconds after it turns green. The light turned yellow by the time I was in the intersection, then green when I finished. The cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket. I've made this turn several times since then, with no one behind me, and every time I made that turn, it came out the same way.

The second one I probably will end up paying off. I was doing 40 mph, the speed limit, down the road when the light turned yellow. I began to slow down, but my speed dropped to around 34 or so (I got a HUD on my car so I know my exact speed) and I went ahead and went through the light. As the front of my car went under the street light, it was red, and the cop pulled me over. I originally tried to stop, but I couldn't, and the traffic light had 6 lanes of traffic to get through. The intersection I was at had 3 lanes going on both directions.

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

"Now, this is Chewbacca. He lives on a planet full of ewoks. That does not make sense! Why would a 7 foot tall live on a planet of 3 foot ewoks?"

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"The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her, if she is pretty, and to someone else, if she is plain."--The Importance of Being Earnest

What if the judge is a Star Wars nerd, and says "But Chewbacca doesn't live on a planet full of Ewoks? And the Ewoks don't live on a planet, they live on a moon."

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I can't think of anything to put here right now.

yeah, blame the traffic light.

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Most people regard me as the dark and immoral side of Massassi. At least I'm getting what I want out of life.

<3 South Park

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TI-MAH!

One of my favorite episodes...

"Stinky britches, stinky britches yeah!"

*yay, 2000 posts*

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Only To Keep The Public Happy

Court is interesting. When I got adopted:

Judge: You wanna be adopted?
Me: Yeah.
Judge: How about you, you wanna adopt him?
Parents: Yes, your honor.
Judge: Okay then I guess you can be adopted. Next case...

It was very informal...

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"The Oracle told me I would die with my boots on. I've worn tennis shoes ever since." - Axis

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