I owe the court 900 dollars.

wariovswario · 06-26-2008, 06:39 PM

I owe the court 900 dollars... :-/. A couple of months ago I was at a party. I didn't drink or anything that night but it got busted. I stayed thinking I wasn't in any trouble and played it off as though I just got there. The cop lets me go but then a week later I get a cop at my front doorstep with a summons for underage drinking and a summons for giving a cop a false ID. Apparently he wrote it in the police report that I had given a false identification card to him. I go to court and talk with the D.A a month later and pleaded not guilty in front of the judge. My halfass lawyer wasn't much of a help and my trial today was basically my word against the police report. The judge ruled in favor of the cop and gave me the minimum mandatory fines totaling 900 bucks. I am pissed off that a cop can just lie his way through a police report just to **** with someone! I hate the damn law system! IT IS SO STUPID!!!!!!!!!! I have five months to pay it off but I might just take it out of my inheritance to get it off my shoulders. The D.A was nice enough to take away the time I would get for a class E misdemeanor though.

Speed · 06-26-2008, 06:42 PM

I can sympothize, the Justice systom is so flawed.

Mikhail Gorbachev · 06-26-2008, 06:52 PM

Yeah, it sucks. The powerful using the courts against the common man, with the burden of proof on us, not them? What's wrong with our courts?
You can't really expect, though, that your word will be trusted over a cop's. That's just how society works, it can't really be changed.

**Crazyswordsman** · 06-26-2008, 07:11 PM

Sounds like my town, where the police chief's motto is "Kids do not deserve to be treated with respect by the police. Cops shouldn't be your friend until you reach a certain age."

Don't get a halfass lawyer next time. Screw the system. It doesn't work. My mother got pulled over for running a red light when she was in the intersection when the light was green. If it were me, I would make a huge deal out of this. -CSM

wariovswario · 06-26-2008, 09:45 PM

No I had a good lawyer. It's just that the cops lied on the police report and I couldn't prove them wrong. A kid with transportation of an illegal substance and consumption of alcohol got off cuz he refused the breathalyzer at the time and played it off as tho he didn't know the weed was there. It shocks me.

1-up salesman · 06-27-2008, 10:51 AM

Sorry about that, man.

wariovswario · 06-27-2008, 12:27 PM

I've decided once I finish my bachelor's that I may just leave for NYC. I loved visiting there a lot, I can get a job as a draftsman easily with my degree, and I wouldn't have to worry about stupid cops who spend their life to try to get you with every little thing. A bigger city really is for me rather than the small town life anyway.

Speed · 06-27-2008, 12:56 PM

:sniff:

Vapor · 06-27-2008, 02:59 PM

^^The best part about a city like NYC is that the cops will be too busy fighting REAL crime to mess with you like this.

**Crazyswordsman** · 06-27-2008, 05:55 PM

^Actually, they waste their time busting people who exercise their right to take pictures and film things in public places, and who exercise their right to peacefully assemble and protest in a public place. -CSM

GURU ANT · 06-27-2008, 06:35 PM

This is why I have a camera phone and recorder.

Vapor · 06-28-2008, 01:28 PM

^^That probably doesn't include wvsw, though. But I was thinking of Lowell anyway.

**Crazyswordsman** · 06-29-2008, 01:59 PM

^I know it doesn't include WvW. But it includes a lot of people who are very sensible. When the MTA tried to ban filming on the Subway, there was a huge uproar about that and they lifted the ban. There was also a case of the NYPD doing something I'd expect from cops from Middle America in shooting someone fifty times because he accidently hit a cop car. -CSM

wariovswario · 06-30-2008, 11:09 AM

Click to view video.

Ever heard of excessive force? This was used against me one time when they really really wanted to search my friend's car. They went through a list of 20 excuses before they finally found something.

06-26-2008, 06:39 PM	#1
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,614 Thanks: 92 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 17,916.54 Bank: 944,157.19 Total Points: 962,073.73 Donate	I owe the court 900 dollars. I owe the court 900 dollars... :-/. A couple of months ago I was at a party. I didn't drink or anything that night but it got busted. I stayed thinking I wasn't in any trouble and played it off as though I just got there. The cop lets me go but then a week later I get a cop at my front doorstep with a summons for underage drinking and a summons for giving a cop a false ID. Apparently he wrote it in the police report that I had given a false identification card to him. I go to court and talk with the D.A a month later and pleaded not guilty in front of the judge. My halfass lawyer wasn't much of a help and my trial today was basically my word against the police report. The judge ruled in favor of the cop and gave me the minimum mandatory fines totaling 900 bucks. I am pissed off that a cop can just lie his way through a police report just to **** with someone! I hate the damn law system! IT IS SO STUPID!!!!!!!!!! I have five months to pay it off but I might just take it out of my inheritance to get it off my shoulders. The D.A was nice enough to take away the time I would get for a class E misdemeanor though. __________________ Click here to level up my card!

06-26-2008, 09:45 PM	#5
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,614 Thanks: 92 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 17,916.54 Bank: 944,157.19 Total Points: 962,073.73 Donate	No I had a good lawyer. It's just that the cops lied on the police report and I couldn't prove them wrong. A kid with transportation of an illegal substance and consumption of alcohol got off cuz he refused the breathalyzer at the time and played it off as tho he didn't know the weed was there. It shocks me. __________________ Click here to level up my card!

06-27-2008, 12:27 PM	#7
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,614 Thanks: 92 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 17,916.54 Bank: 944,157.19 Total Points: 962,073.73 Donate	I've decided once I finish my bachelor's that I may just leave for NYC. I loved visiting there a lot, I can get a job as a draftsman easily with my degree, and I wouldn't have to worry about stupid cops who spend their life to try to get you with every little thing. A bigger city really is for me rather than the small town life anyway. __________________ Click here to level up my card!

06-26-2008, 06:42 PM	#2
Speed Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Trying to voice act =\ Gender: Posts: 2,140 Thanks: 590 Thanked 168 Times in 130 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 18,378.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 18,378.92 Donate	I can sympothize, the Justice systom is so flawed.

06-26-2008, 06:52 PM	#3
Mikhail Gorbachev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Posts: 9,593 Thanks: 30 Thanked 82 Times in 65 Posts Points: 1,333.54 Bank: 132,290.67 Total Points: 133,624.21 Donate	Yeah, it sucks. The powerful using the courts against the common man, with the burden of proof on us, not them? What's wrong with our courts? You can't really expect, though, that your word will be trusted over a cop's. That's just how society works, it can't really be changed.

06-26-2008, 07:11 PM	#4
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,578 Thanks: 633 Thanked 468 Times in 310 Posts Points: 166,867.08 Bank: 77,775.54 Total Points: 244,642.62 Donate	Sounds like my town, where the police chief's motto is "Kids do not deserve to be treated with respect by the police. Cops shouldn't be your friend until you reach a certain age." Don't get a halfass lawyer next time. Screw the system. It doesn't work. My mother got pulled over for running a red light when she was in the intersection when the light was green. If it were me, I would make a huge deal out of this. -CSM

06-27-2008, 10:51 AM	#6
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06-27-2008, 12:56 PM	#8
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06-27-2008, 02:59 PM	#9
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Betwen the Iron Gates of Fate Gender: Posts: 4,062 Thanks: 147 Thanked 255 Times in 162 Posts Points: 7,749.54 Bank: 66,951.53 Total Points: 74,701.07 Donate	^^The best part about a city like NYC is that the cops will be too busy fighting REAL crime to mess with you like this.

06-27-2008, 05:55 PM	#10
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,578 Thanks: 633 Thanked 468 Times in 310 Posts Points: 166,867.08 Bank: 77,775.54 Total Points: 244,642.62 Donate	^Actually, they waste their time busting people who exercise their right to take pictures and film things in public places, and who exercise their right to peacefully assemble and protest in a public place. -CSM

06-27-2008, 06:35 PM	#11
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06-28-2008, 01:28 PM	#12
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Betwen the Iron Gates of Fate Gender: Posts: 4,062 Thanks: 147 Thanked 255 Times in 162 Posts Points: 7,749.54 Bank: 66,951.53 Total Points: 74,701.07 Donate	^^That probably doesn't include wvsw, though. But I was thinking of Lowell anyway.

06-29-2008, 01:59 PM	#13
Crazyswordsman RPG Mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 8,578 Thanks: 633 Thanked 468 Times in 310 Posts Points: 166,867.08 Bank: 77,775.54 Total Points: 244,642.62 Donate	^I know it doesn't include WvW. But it includes a lot of people who are very sensible. When the MTA tried to ban filming on the Subway, there was a huge uproar about that and they lifted the ban. There was also a case of the NYPD doing something I'd expect from cops from Middle America in shooting someone fifty times because he accidently hit a cop car. -CSM