Well, all I was trying to do was look out for fellow citizens. How come cops are able to give tickets to people who are trying to help others recognize that they may not be driving in a proper manner? Isn't this for the well being of the community? Anyway, I think their is a problem with the justice system.
2007-11-11 17:15:03 · 26 answers · asked by DJ 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The cop said it was a non moving violation. I got hit with about $80 citation. It's just sad that just because I warn another car about a cop even IF they are not driving fast that I can get a ticket? Is the purpose to give tickets or to keep the community safe?
2007-11-11 17:49:01 · update #1
All you criminals are alike.
2007-11-11 17:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
This actually happened to me once. I live in upstate New York where there are deer overpopulating so I just told the judge that I was warning oncoming traffic about a deer that I saw. I told him I didn't even see the cop. There are plenty of ways to argue this. You can say you accidentally bumped it and that you had no intention of warning people.
I guess warning speeders about speed traps is an obstruction of justice. The real injustice is when you have to pay hundreds of dollars for these tickets. Make sure you go in and get out of this because thats pretty rough.
2007-11-11 17:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by deej1188 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am curious, but isn't flashing your brights the signal also for if oncoming traffic forgot to dim their lights? If that is what you did, what proof do they have that you didn't mistakingly take their dims for brights? With the new halogens I'm always confused about whether they are bright or dim, and typically don't figure it out until I'm either blinded or accidently flash the wrong person thus resulted in being blinded worse! lol.
2007-11-11 17:27:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ista 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What would you say if you knew that the driver of that oncoming vehicle was, say, a child molester with outstanding warrants? He just slows down, thanks to your warning, and gets to continue hurting kids instead of being stopped for a speeding violation and going to jail when the officer runs his OLN# and finds the warrants. It's an extreme example, yes, but just let law enforcement do its job.
2007-11-14 07:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Asquared 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always toyed with the idea of defending a case like this. You'll no doubt lose at the county or municipal level, but I would love to appeal it on First Amendment grounds. It's not like you're interfering with the police, since the worst that can be said is that you're encouraging your fellow drivers to obey the law. Good Luck.
2007-11-11 20:14:11 · answer #5 · answered by J P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it rather is not unlawful. An incident actual went till now the acceptable court docket--related to a similar count number. The court docket desperate it rather isn't any different than going into the interior sight shop and telling the clerk there's a cop working radar down the line. it rather is a contravention of freedom of speech.
2016-09-29 01:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by maduro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am curious as to what was written in the offense part of the ticket, i was not aware that flashing your lights was a crime people do it every day to alert other drivers of cops..also to make others aware that their headlights may be on bright, officers even do this themselves, you probably just pissed of the guy stopping people so he took it out on you by writing you a ticket
2007-11-11 17:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by bebee b 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So, be more discrete, next time!
In California, flashing the lights is an ''illegal signal". Technically, you can get ticketed, but it happens often enough for me to suspect no one's really paying attention.
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2007-11-11 17:21:23 · answer #8 · answered by wsulliva 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a law made to help make the government more money imo. They will find any reason to give a ticket out these days. It sucks that it happened to you but now you know and so will a lot of other people who read this.
2007-11-11 17:19:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your job as a motorist is to safely operate your vehicle, not to interfere with the police. They are tasked with traffic control which you interfered with and potentially created a hazard.
It's funny how we can justify what we're doing as the righteous thing to do.
2007-11-11 23:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by lenzix5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What time of day was it?
If it was dark outside, you broke the law.
And many counties around the country also don't allow flashing of the lights. It is seen as a distraction and only emergency vehicles are allowed to do so.
And you just said you were warning them about a cop, not helping them adjust their driving methods.
2007-11-11 17:18:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋