<!--quoteo(post=6571:date=Sep 21 2008, 06&#58;44 PM:name=Animal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Animal &#064; Sep 21 2008, 06&#58;44 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=6571"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->When I was pulled over, I was going 65.  He said he had me lasered at 85.  The only time I could have been speeding was before I was next to the cop.  When I passed him, I was going around 70.<br /><br />Brother, why should I have to pay a ticket that is for 10 MPH faster than I was going?  That is quite a bit of extra money to pay.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><br />Once again, no offense to you Animal, I just don&#39;t believe you.  Those radar guns are very accurate assessments of speed and you were the one in the passing lane.  When a cop uses a radar gun, it is pointed at one vehicle and zero&#39;s in on that vehicles speed.  Radar evaluations are not shot across lanes and every police officer that uses it has to be certified.<br /><br />You say it is quite a bit of extra money to pay and I agree, but then don&#39;t speed next time. It&#39;s your own fault.  NO ONE else but you. You made the choice to speed.... you could have chosen not to.  You made the choice to put you and those with you and others around you at unnecessary risk.<br /><br />Don&#39;t get me wrong Animal, I think you are probably generally a good guy, that did a stupid thing. And I&#39;d bet this isn&#39;t the only time you&#39;ve done that speed either. Usually, a person who gets caught speeding has done it repeatedly prior to being caught.   <br /><br />I&#39;m not saying this is a criminal act, because it actually not in the eyes of the law.  Nor am I saying it makes you a monster.  But I do think you need to be a man and own up to what you&#39;ve done and I also wish you and others could see what I&#39;ve seen that happens because of this kind of stuff, that everyone thinks &quot;will never happen to me&quot;.  <br /><br />Sure, you could probably show up to court, try to argue, it&#39;d probably get reduced to a lesser speed, and you&#39;d have less fine.... but let me ask you a question.... would you learn then?  If the fine didn&#39;t hurt your pocket much or your way of life much, would you learn?<br /><br />Work, make some money, pay the fine, show remorse, learn you lesson, respect you life, your families, and others around you.<br /><br />Nuff said from me. <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banned.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":banned:" border="0" alt="banned.gif" />