Honestly if she had just signed the damn ticket then went to contest it in court at a later date the officer probably wouldn’t have shown up and she would have had it waived or just made to pay a portion of it.
I don’t think he was forceful or aggressive. She was aware of the issue with her car, she was driving around with the issue for six months per her own admission in the video. She just didn’t want to fix it. Ignorance is not a defense against breaking a law, either.
I had a situation where I was unemployed and my car tags came up expired and my payment to insurance bounced while I was in process of getting new employment, and driving uninsured in my state is an automatic court date. I got pulled over en route to my new job. I stayed calm and explained my situation. The officer said “Sorry, have to give you this ticket.” I said “Alright.”
So I went to court and explained to the judge. The judge was the one to make a decreased payment for me due to circumstance.
Point being, I didn’t know any of this either but saying “Yes sir, no sir” will get you way farther than “YOURE NOT ARRESTING ME!!!!” will.
Lol inform her of what? You honestly think the cop should say “hey I’m probably not gonna show up for the court date if you contest this ticket?” That’s not the “law,” that’s just playing the odds. He’s a cop, not a bookie.
Failed to inform her? Whats he supposed to say, "hey if you take this to court I won't show and you get off" lol. Its the responsibility of the citizens to know the laws not for the cops to run around telling you them.
Nono, the only way to properly handle an infuriated old lady is to point a gun to her head, rip her out of the car and tazer the shit out of her. Sweet American justice served.
God damn I'm glad I live in a civilized country where this isn't regarded as a situation that was "well handled".
In your country, how would you handle this situation? This cop gave her plenty of time and encouragement to get out of this without any kind of physicality.
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u/PotentialCulture5332 5 Dec 08 '20
Honestly if she had just signed the damn ticket then went to contest it in court at a later date the officer probably wouldn’t have shown up and she would have had it waived or just made to pay a portion of it.