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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
How?? The offender could have been given a ticket for that amount any how so how is it any kind of a loop hole?
If I am going to be kind enough to give someone a break and they want to turn around and make life more difficult for me, they why the hell wouldn't I give them exactly what they asked for then?
If he didn't commit the offence and he was going to fight it anyone, then all the power to him, if he is that confident that he didn't break any laws then he shouldn't mind getting the higher ticket now should he?
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Well, because in my opinion (and I made this much clear in my previous post), he wasn't being kind, he was trying to keep himself out of court. We'll never know either way so no point debating that. But the rest of my argument is based on that assumption.
I call it a loophole because I see no legitimate reason for an officer to be able to write two tickets for the same offense. If someone explains a good reason to me, fine, I could be convinced.
However, it doesn't matter anyway, it's just terminology. Loophole or not, the fact is the cop used the two tickets to dissuade (bully) the OP from his right to go to court.
If I am going to be kind enough to give someone a break and they want to turn around and make life more difficult for me, they why the hell wouldn't I give them exactly what they asked for then?
Because it's not a police officer's job to be a vindictive prick. All personal issues should be put aside and his behaviour should be governed by his job description. No question.
if he is that confident that he didn't break any laws then he shouldn't mind getting the higher ticket now should he?
Because as has been outline earlier in this thread, in a case of the cops word versus someone else's, the cops' word is scripture. So yeah, he should mind.