got my first ticket
 

so i kinda spun my tires a little coming out of a red light (when it turned green of course) and sped off a little bit but eventually slowed down... about half a mile down the road i see this car coming up real quick behind me and by then i already knew who it was... lights come on and im being pulled over... cop takes my license as well as the licenses of two of my friends that were in the car.. why i dont know... in the mean time 2 other cars pull up and ends up being 4 cops total there.. apparently they "smelled marijuana" and asked me to step out of the car... patted me down and then ask me if i know if any of the passengers had anythingo n them and i said not that i know of... they continue to pat me down again and then both of my friends and then searched my car... now take in mind that not one of us smoke... in the end my friend had to drive me home because i am 19 but i havent upgraded to my provisional just because of lazines... i got a ticket for careless...any suggestions on what to do? a friend told me to go to court plead guilty and just explain that it was my first ticket etc. and that they will drop the points and just make me pay the fine... the cops were nice and all i just thought it was a little excessive to search the car and pat all of us down..(it was hamilton twp cops btw)

I just recently had my first ticket. I wasn't going to go to court and I'd just deal with the points and all, but got convinced to go to court. You go in, ask to speak with the prosecutor (at the court I went to they had us all line up along the wall to speak with him one by one). I went in, and all he said was "I can reduce this to unsafe, no points, $430 fine." I said ok, he signed off on it. I go back outside and wait for the judge to call my case ("State vs. myname" is very intimidating lol). He says what the ticket was for, says the prosecutor is reducing it, how do I plead to the new charge, made sure I wasn't being forced or coerced to plead guilty, and said have a nice day. Just make sure you bring either money/checkbook, not all courts take credit card (as I found out, and had to return the next day with the money - but they aren't always so nice about letting you go to the next day).

It was actually pretty simple. The judge saw it was my first moving violation (in the 9 years I've been driving), and was even more willing to let me go to the next day. He didn't let another younger male do the same though before me. Just remember to dress nice, and say yes sir/no sir or use your honor.

ive mentioned this many many many times about hamilton cops. THEY SEARCH EVERYTIME FOR NO REASON. there needs to be something done about these hamilton cops i swear to god. THEYRE ALL SCUMBAGS. EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THEM.

that sucks man. cops around me always think everyone's drinking. first question is always "who's been drinking tonight?"

when i got pulled over for the first time i handed the guy my license and i had a MCLOVIN fake llicense on my lap when i emptied my wallet lol. he was like "what the hell is that" and asked to look at it and show the other cop ****s haha. i felt mad gay lol. i got pulled oer for doing a burnout after school right down street from a cop lol 2 points $85 lol

awesome

Sounds like the typical ********* cop. Never know what type your gonna get...For the most part there good guys as long as you dont bust there balls.

After not living in NJ for 4 months ive realized how strict NJ police are. i rarely see a cop in NC. Also i know i got away with to much in NJ.

i would honestly respect them every time. they have more than enough power to make your life hell so why be a dick?

there should be a sticky on the "just got a ticket, wtf do i do?" process

If you don't like cops keeping your neighborhood safe, then move out of the state! If you do something wrong(like the OP did), then they have every right to be suspicious and search. Figure it out before you spew the same anti-cop speech every time. :-x

"These (expletive deleted) cops who are pulling people are can eat our (expletive deleted) then (expletive deleted) out our (expletive deleted) then eat their (expletive deleted) which is made up of our (expletive deleted) that we made them eat."

rofl



and jeff ive been searched for no reason because i i had a blinker out and didnt know it. i responded respectfully. provided all paperwork and told them that my blinker being out was new to me. i also have been pulled over going to my sisters house, in a less than reputable area, and been asked by a hamilton Narc ''why am i in this area.'' i was also detained and searched for no reason at which time the narc picked up a bit of leaves off the carpet of my car and said ''THIS LOOKS LIKE MARIJUANA DEBRIS.'' they brought out the dog to sniff around my trunk and everything. 1 hour and 15 minutes later i get to stop at my sisters house (around the corner) to drop off some money she needed.


i have had too many bad experiences with overly zealous hamilton cops. they all think they have the right to search any vehicle they want. I can name a bunch of the cops too. I even went to high school with one of them. Theyre trained to act like they have their sidearm baton between their cheeks. Everyone is also a liar according to them too.

dont say that man..they are just doing their jobs. they put their lives on the line everyday for us.

All cops think people are lying. Why??? Cause 99.9 % of them do lie. Sucks for the people who arent but you cant blame the police

i got pulled over, i got a ticket, cops suck threads should all be :ban:
all those threads do is show the ignorance of some members on here.
don't do anything wrong they don't bother you it's that simple!

I'm not going to lie, Ive had Hamilton cops be ass hats to me on the few encounters I have had with them and I was nothing but respectful and actually only once I had a violation (however the road was wet and I had to lock the brakes up because of a faulty street light) but I know a few Hamilton cops and they are legit down to earth people. I know every Township, City, State, etc has its select few of individuals but to say they are all scumbags is only ignorant, and incorrect. I agree with Jeff, if you're going to bitch about the cops in your town, I only wonder what you would say if you genuinely needed their help.

Same thing happened to me, cept for booze, and I had booze. lol. I got off with nothing. They just dumped my booze in front of me.
But yea, bulletproff vests, combat gear etc. Lots of cops. Crazyness.

tell them no....know your rights, dont blame them for doing their jobs.......

you cry more about cops than some murderers i know

dam yo walt told me about this last night thats beat.

cops are out of control. this is just another good example

Why is it that the people that break the laws have the biggest problem with cops?

one time i had to unwrap a tin foil ball that was in my center console...it was from a bagel i had earlier and i squeezed it so tight, and i was really drunk when we got pulled over (i wasnt driving) and i couldnt open it for the life of me...he gave up :lol:

LOL QFT

OP spun the tires and exceeded the speed limit and is also young. The officer had good reason to pull him over. As far as pat down and search, that is going to happen when you are young. Statistically, more young people operate under the influence and that is something the police are taught to take into account.

If you think doing something overtly illegal and getting pulled over is an example of police out of control, you are missing the point of their place in society. The police go on patrol an do traffic stops to protect the rest of us from those who are bad drivers or under the influence.

its funny when people are pulled over and recieve a ticket for breaking the law they complain...its very simple, DONT BREAK THE LAW

ive gotten pulled over many times just because i'm young and i have a loud black trans am. not once have i gotten a ticket because I do not break the law(most of the time) and im not an ********* to the officer pulling me over. Occasionally you get an officer that seems like a JO but you still act respectufully and they will show that respect back by not giving you a ticket