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04/02 Update
Well, this morning I went to court determined to stick by my guns and plead not guilty. So that's what I did. The result was that I was asked to wait until everyone who plead guilty was finished. So after waiting around for an extra hour, I approached the bench, explained to the judge exactly what happened, as I did here earlier. The officer lied and told the judge that I told him I was going 57. Blatant fucking lie. I reiterated to the judge that I told the officer I was going slower than the car in front of me and never specifically said I was going 57. The judge, looking clever and self-satisfied, asked me how I could know how fast the car in front of me was going if I didn't have a radar gun. I told him the car was moving away from me, which meant it was going faster than I was. Then the judge says, "The court finds you guilty of speeding" and I am stuck paying the full fine and getting the 4 fucking points on my license.
I should have requested a trail by jury. I know I should have. I somehow naively thought that the judge would be reasonable and hear me out. Now I know that it's a kangaroo court.
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