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Just a quick point... Admitting guilt can screw you over, but on the other hand, on the day you get pulled over for 84 mph in a 55... when you know you were closer to 90... Where the conversation went like this after the trooper pulled me over in his camaro on my way to calculus:
Cop: So... What class you late for?
Me: Calculus...
Cop: What time is it?
Me: 10:20 sir
Cop: What time does calc start?
Me: 10...
Cop: You know you're already late right?
Me: Yea...
Cop: So you know how fast you were going?
Me: (Loud sigh as I hand him the paperwork) had to be over 80...
Cop: Clocked you at 84... I'll be right back, k?
Me: ....
(At this point I'd like to point out he was giving me a little break... 2 more points for one more mph over the limit)
cop comes back
Cop: Alright, I wrote you this ticket, 84 in a 55, see here on the back? Just sign here, pleade of not guilty, come into court the second date, and we'll work something out. Your insurance won't like this ticket.
Me: Alright, have a good one sir
Cop: You too, drive safe.
Fast Forward to hearing,... Got there a half hour early. Cop gets there 20 minutes early
Cop: Hows it going today?
Me: Alright all things considered
Cop: You were late to a class right? What class was that?
Me: Calc
Cop: Ouch, that sucks to be you. Alright, you were honest and polite on the side of the road, and that means a lot, at least to me, so I'm going to write you a parking ticket. If thats ok with you, sign here...
Cop gets to leave before the hearing even gets started, I walk out with a 135 dollar fine and no points. Honesty and courtesy can be just as effective as playing word games with a cop.
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