Actually, cops in MD occasionally miss those. My mother got her first speeding ticket ever about 10 years ago, and the cop showed up... but he wouldn't have shown up if she was his only ticket there. (She was going 3 miles over the 40 mph limit downhill, she had a clean record, you get the idea.)
Unfortunately, he also had to be there for this other guy, who he'd picked up doing 75 mph on that same 40 mph road. The moron pleaded "not guilty" ... Mom didn't stick around to hear the rest of it, but it probably wouldn't have been pretty.
I'm just relieved he didn't show. Because of my accident last August, I know the judge wouldn't have cut me any slack otherwise.
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Date: 2004-08-18 05:26 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, he also had to be there for this other guy, who he'd picked up doing 75 mph on that same 40 mph road. The moron pleaded "not guilty" ... Mom didn't stick around to hear the rest of it, but it probably wouldn't have been pretty.
I'm just relieved he didn't show. Because of my accident last August, I know the judge wouldn't have cut me any slack otherwise.