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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
How often does an officer not show up though? They either go during work, or go on their day off, and get paid for the full day as far as I know. Pretty good incentive to go if you ask me, and I'm sure their department wouldn't be overly happy if they continuously miss court dates.
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If the officer feels a driver isn't going to fight his or her ticket they have no reason to show up. Think about it, the vast majority of drivers just pay the ticket.
I went to fight a ticket 4 years ago. Paid someone to act on my behalf. Showed up for court and the officer was absent. Prosecutor said he was on holidays and asked for another court date. Judge said no.