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In article <1992Jul13.134851.5792@wam.umd.edu>, dmb@wam.umd.edu (David M. Baggett) writes:
> For some reason judges don't seem to appreciate any arguing in traffic
> court.
> 
> Dave Baggett
> dmb@wam.umd.edu

I have noticed this.  A friend of mine received a parking ticket for parking
more than two hours in a 2hr limit zone.  When my friend went before the judge,
he already had in mind an excuse.  He asked if she was just late from class or 
late coming out of the library, as if these were exceptable and that he would
dismiss the case.

She told him that the sign delimiting the 2hr area had been knocked off a few
weeks before, and that she wasn't in a 2hr area.  The judge went off.  He
yelled at her, that she didn't know what she was talking about and that she
should not parking in areas marked as 2hr zones, and that there doesn't have to
be a sign on each light post, but only two.  One at the beginning of the block
and one at the end, no mater how long it was.

This seemed to happen in most for the trials.  If anyone presented anything 
that wasn't "Gee I'm sorry, I won't do it again", they were scolded and fined.
It seems taht apathy and stupidity were rewarded with a dismissal of a trial.

						Chris
						uunet!eliot!cmb

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