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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Well to me, and no offence to the person who got the ticket, it just doesn't seem like you have any actual defense. Sorry, but I don't think you are going to get very far with the reason you have. I would just pay the ticket, unless you are really hard up on cash. That, and maybe next time, don't jaywalk when there are police around  . And what happens with a jaywalking ticket anyways? You just pay the fine, and anything else? I.e. I don't think you are going to be turned down for a job because you have a jaywalking ticket.
I am fine if people have a legitimate reason - e.g. BlackEleven's case, or if the money is a pinch for you, or you can prove a mistake, etc. |
You don't need a defense. Some people don't have cash to pay fines like this, maybe he's in school or maybe he just doesn't have extra money to pay a fine. In that case he would be looking for help in ways to reduce the fine. Going to court a few things can happen, the cop doesn't show up (case dismissed), you pay less of a fine, they throw it out or (worst case) they find you guilty and you can work off the fine through community service. All of these options are not available to someone who just wants to pay the ticket.
Either way, all the people in this thread giving advice like... "maybe next time, don't jaywalk in front of a cop"... how do you expect that helps? Everytime someone asks for a little help on this site someone barks back with a "shouldnta got yourself in that mess in the first place" reply. Obvious replies to ligitimate questions make you seem like a pretentious arse and are not in anyway constructive to the original poster or the site as a whole.