11-05-2003, 09:01 AM
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| Guest | Re: Follow up on I received a traffic citation tonight.
>"dlakey" dlakey@NOcox-internetSPAM.com
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>In case you didn't realize it MR. Hunt, most of the things that go on in the
>legal world are done "on the QT." Secondly, do you have any idea what my
>cousins name is? This might not be LA here, but we at least 200 lawyers in
>this town, probably 20 percent dealing in probate. So I don't think my
>cousin has anything to worry about.
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>I realize this isn't a case of major legal ramifications. But if this case
>is allow to stand, it could affect all of the bikers in this town in a
>negative way. The only result I want out of this whole thing is just for
>the ticket to go away, and for that young officer to understand the rights
>that a bicycle has on the roads of Arkansas.
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>As far as using a 2X4 to swat a gnat, I consider it more of a shotgun
>approach. Like I said, all I care about is that I don't have to pay that
>stupid ticket. What ever it takes to prevent that is what it takes. Like I
>have already said, I don't anticipate this case ever reaching court and that
>is fine, but I will tell you right now, I don't intend to go up to the
>municipal building and pay that ticket before my court date.
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>Will I go to jail rather than pay that ticket? No. If I was looking to go
>to jail, I could have probably got my self thrown in jail that night when he
>stopped me. But I will do everything short of going to jail to keep from
>paying that stupid ticket. Sometimes you just have to stand up for what is
>right.
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>
>Dan
You misunderstand what I'm saying, Dan. I am very familiar with the workings of
both criminal and traffic court, at least here in the Chicago area. "Taking
care of [fill in the blank] on the QT" may sound like a harmless phrase to you
but I can think of several dozen lawyers whose reputations have been smeared by
just the suggestion that they "fix" things. I can also recall three judges that
I've testified before who are no longer judges as well as more than a few
former court clerks that lost their jobs for that very reason. Do some math.
200 lawyers, 20% of whom are probate lawyers = 40 lawyers. Do you really think
it would be that hard to identify your cousin, especially since he'd be the one
asking a court clerk to "lose" your ticket? That's the usual route to "taking
care of [a minor traffic ticket] on the QT". It also happens to be a felony in
most States.
As for the rest, I'm glad you are fighting the ticket. You were right and the
cop was wrong. I still believe that just for your own peace of mind however-
and to avoid eliciting a typical "organizational mindset" response- that you
should simply allow the system to work.
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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