Having second thoughts? You should. The civil court system is rigged in favor of law enforcement. Rarely do the judges disagree with the police report or what they say in court. I told the judge the speed limit was 45 in one suburb and 35 in the next suburb and the cop was parked right next to the 35-speed limit sign waiting to catch the speeders. The judge asked me to draw a map and showed it to the cop. The cop said, “No, the sign was over there – where the higher speed limit suburb was at – and I parked here by the parking lot where there’s no sign.” What a lie. Because entrapment is frowned by the courts and the cop knew it. Judge sided with the cop. I never bothered with contesting tickets again – waste of my time.
Having second thoughts? You should. The civil court system is rigged in favor of law enforcement. Rarely do the judges disagree with the police report or what they say in court. I told the judge the speed limit was 45 in one suburb and 35 in the next suburb and the cop was parked right next to the 35-speed limit sign waiting to catch the speeders. The judge asked me to draw a map and showed it to the cop. The cop said, “No, the sign was over there – where the higher speed limit suburb was at – and I parked here by the parking lot where there’s no sign.” What a lie. Because entrapment is frowned by the courts and the cop knew it. Judge sided with the cop. I never bothered with contesting tickets again – waste of my time.