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Originally Posted by Fozzi58
84hotransam - if The cop didn't have his lights on when he was following you or, ESPECIALLY when he was watching you, - that's entrapment. My sister's a cop...I asked her. If your lawyer has half a brain, he'll get you off of some of the fines, or have them dropped to no point violations - better to pay $1000 in fines than get points and have $400 or more PER YEAR on the insurance. I'm 31 and my teenage driving points/accidents are still hanging around, giving me a bad rep with every insurance co I talk to. That **** never goes away.
As for the cop being a dick, there's nothing you can do. Some cops have hard-ons for busting people and they wouldn't change their mind even if Christ came off the cross and begged them.
My sister said the cop is being a dick - the average cop will work with someone, especially a kid, cause they know insurance in NJ sucks big ass. The tickets are mostly to teach lessons and instill fear so you wont be stupid again. But for the mostart the police are willing to drop the charges to something lesser. Then again, if you were doing donuts in the middle of Rt 17, thats another story. But a dead street at night, no one could have been harmed but yourself? probably nbot a big deal and the cop could be somewhat forgiving. Good luck, I feel your pain.
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it was on an empty road in my town around 10-10:30....on one side of the road is a quick check/strip mall thing and on the other side is woods and a quarry...my friends were in the quick check hanging out and i was showing off before went home for the night...the first thing i did was apoloigize for being a stupid teenager and showing off for my friends...that was the first ticket ive ever gotten..and it was over a year after me first getting my license...
my lawyer said it would be hard for me to get the court to believe me that the cop didnt use his lights...i said i can pull 5 of my friends who were there and saw the cop come flying out of the side street with no lights on...
when i first spoke to the lawyer he told me 2 points and high fines...i said id rather buy my way out of the ticket..so at least i can drive again..
when we went to court the first time the proscuter called the cop and he said the best they will do is 5 points and fines..
oh and the burnout was maybe 5-7 seconds long...simple power brake then ripped into 2nd gear...top speed maybe 35...