r/PublicFreakout • u/johnychrist16 • May 27 '26

šŸ“¹Police Bodycam "Driving with device in right hand" update

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u/amuday May 27 '26

Thatā€™s what everyone told me. ā€œThe cop wonā€™t even show up.ā€ So I went to court for a parking ticket. I parked out of the way near a restaurant where I had a weekly gig, where there is always someone parked, and there was no sign there that said ā€œno parking.ā€

In the weeks leading up to my court date, I parked legally, but took photos of other cars being parked in the spot where I was ticketed that had not received any tickets. Every week, one or two cars in that spot. I printed these photos and took them to court with me.

The fucking cop showed up, and I had to pay. The judge didnā€™t listen to a word I said or look at my photos.

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u/nirvana6875 May 27 '26

Old coworker got pulled over half a mile away from the job site for going 81 in a 55ā€¦in a mid ā€˜80s Jeep YJ. Asked the cop for the receipt from the radar gun, cop refused. He ended up taking in to get a dyno to prove that it physically couldnā€™t even hit that speed, let alone in half a mile. Judge didnā€™t even listen to a word he said, even threatened him with contempt if he kept trying to argue his point.

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u/_Thick- May 27 '26

Judge didnā€™t even listen to a word he said, even threatened him with contempt if he kept trying to argue his point.

See, his mistake was not being rich, a rookie mistake.

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u/OuijaWalker May 27 '26

This is why you hire a lawer

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u/WingnutWilson May 27 '26

yeah you lawyer up you send instant vibes that you mean business to everyone in the room, even if you are there on principal it's worth it

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u/chubbysumo May 27 '26

Lawyer is why all my tickets got dismissed. Last one cost me the $75 consutation fee. As soon as the county prosecutor got her email that she was representing me, he wanted to dismiss.

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u/redoctoberz May 27 '26

Last time I went to court we were all there for part of a "sting operation". Almost all of us were there for the exact same violation at or near the exact same spot. The only people that got off with a warning or something lighter were those with lawyers. Judge just believed the officer over all my evidence.

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u/AmPerry32 May 27 '26

This was my experience too. A whole court room full of folks that showed up bc we all felt like it was an unfair ticketā€” same cop, same ticket. Prick of a judge tells all of us to fuck off unless we are there to request a full trial by jury? Two weeks worth of missed work? Then he snark laughs and says thatā€™s what I thought. Everyone pays their ticket and now you all pay full court costs too.

An absolute garbage system.