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by C-dub
Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Need some advice on a ticket
Replies: 43
Views: 5651

Re: Need some advice on a ticket - UPDATE

McKnife wrote:
I assume the cop was filming BEFORE the traffic stop took place. Is this common? Are their cameras always recording? I was under the impression that they didn't turn on until physically activated by the officer or automatically when lights are activated.

Anyone know?
A couple of gentlemen around here once explained that many systems are constantly recording, but dump everything after 30 or 60 seconds or whatever their cache is set for. This way, when they see something happening they push a button and it goes into active recording, or whatever, and does not dump the last 30 or 60 seconds and continues to record until the active recording is turned off.

Did I get that right guys?
by C-dub
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Need some advice on a ticket
Replies: 43
Views: 5651

Re: Need some advice on a ticket

I think arguing it will definitely be an uphill battle. We are the accused and are expected to lie to get out of a ticket and the officer is supposedly unbiased and has no reason to lie and therefore wouldn't. That is my experience the one time I actually went to court to argue a ticket. That time, I was speeding trying to get to class on time, but the officer wrote the wrong date for the offense on the ticket. I thought it would be dismissed on this technicality. Wrong. The judge said it only had to be close. :shock:

Fast forward several years and while a local news crew was filming with an HOV lane officer a piece about HOV lane violators they catch one on camera. Turns out it was another HOV officer, but off-duty in his own truck. The ticket was written and the guy admitted guilt and was on his way. A few months later someone wrote the news station asking what ever happened to that officer. The station reported that when they investigated they were told the ticket was dismissed on a technicality because an error was made by the officer that issued the ticket. :grumble :grumble :grumble

Sorry, but even Charles has said that speeding tickets are a huge unethical source of revenue for many cities and municipalities. IIRC, he also thinks that all speeding ticket fines should go to the state and that as a result we would see a lot of these go away. I think it is very difficult to get a judge to find in favor of the citizen when reasonable doubt is cast on the validity of a ticket. That is, of course, JMHO.

I hope I haven't misrepresented you Charles.

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