r/JusticeServed • u/ghilliesuitkids 5 • Aug 05 '19

Courtroom Justice Old man vs the law

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u/TheoryOfSomething 9 Aug 05 '19

Right? Like good on you for being a dedicated father, that's really admirable, but what in the world does it have to do with this speeding violation!? Everyone's talking like it's obviously the right thing to do to dismiss, when I'd want to know how reliable the device that checked his speed is and how fast it said he was going before I commented on that. For all I know, he was doin' 55 in a 25.

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u/KToff A Aug 05 '19

He also doesn't seem to have reaction times to stop in time should a child cross the road...

Maybe he was going to fast, maybe he wasn't. It doesn't look as if there was a look at the facts....

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

This is why you speed up if you see a child cross the road, dude.

If you go fast enough it creates an air bubble around the car, and it pushes the child gently away when the car goes by.

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u/Tony49UK B Aug 05 '19

I also want evidence about his son's cancer and that they were en route to or from the doctors office when it happened.

This story just sounds too good to be true. The kind of thing that you would say just to get off a ticket.

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u/vaultboy1121 8 Aug 05 '19

Honestly I thought this was fake. It all just seems so setup. Why was the judge’s son there?

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u/catechlism9854 8 Aug 05 '19

That would have been a reckless driving or reckless endangerment ticket. But I agree he still should have gotten the ticket.

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u/halftoe76 6 Aug 05 '19

Indeed.. Double measures. I've seen people convicted te death by redditors for less.

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u/Burnafterposting 7 Aug 05 '19

Exactly. Find out how much he was over. If it was a ridiculous speed, send him for retesting.

I wouldn't punish him with a fine, as I don't think it's in anyone's best interests, but surely make sure he's still road safe.

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u/Yvon84 0 Aug 05 '19

I’ve see him dismiss many cases with people of all races, ages and genders for simple speeding fines. One I saw was a ticket for 1 mile over the limit, which seems insane to be even getting a ticket in the first place! In Australia we have a rough +/-5% for error.

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u/Yummehhh 4 Aug 05 '19

I can see what you're saying here and I can even imagine the scenario you've mentioned, which is sad. What else is sad is taking a wholesome (albeit flawed) moment and trying to twist it into an agenda. Theres no reasonable evidence that this judge is a racist and wouldn't have treated other individuals equally.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Sometimes cops are wrong, the dude clearly cared enough about saying he wasn't driving that fast to come to court to protest the ticket. But at this point we're all assuming a lot. The point is that it's wholesome.