an ominous comment

Stephen D. Williams sdw at lig.net
Fri Jul 17 07:23:39 PDT 2015


On 7/16/15 6:13 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On 7/16/15, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Stephen D. Williams <sdw at lig.net> wrote:
>>> At some point
>>> I realized that I should just go to court for every ticket or other
>>> opportunity.  If the alternative is that you certainly have to pay, then
>>> you
>>> might as well learn, get comfortable protecting yourself in court, say
>>> your
>>> peace, and try whatever legal argument you can think of.  I have about a
>>> 50%
>>> win rate.
>> Few people realize how easy it is to push 50% on tickets even if
>> all they do is plead not guilty and wait for the cop not to show up.
>> And that's before feigning/posturing that you actually have a case
>> thereby driving your own bargain. Prosecutors hate risk.
>> You making a case in front of a judge is a risk they'll bend over
>> backwards to avoid. Find their weak spots, play to win, go for the
>> dismissals, prepare for the not guilty battles, punk the state,
>> have fun with it :) After all, it is your right. And entire forums
>> exist to help you do it.
> One of the most significant benefits - learning to face one of your
> fears. Think you're tough, strong, emotionally balanced? Get up in
> front of a Magistrate and facing down the prosecutor, and see what
> your knees do then :)
>
> Do that a few times, and start to feel awesome! Self esteem fast track...

Exactly.

sdw

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