Thursday, February 12, 2009

Massachusetts' Tyranny of Speeding Tickets

"Tell it to the ... magistrate; Traffic tickets are routinely dismissed" by Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff | February 7, 2009

.... What's clear from observing clerk magistrate hearings is that a polite, contrite demeanor - along with a well-stated case - can take you far....

Even when violations are dismissed, Superintendent Daniel Linskey of the Boston Police Department, said, he believes motorists are learning a lesson: Break the law and you'll have to take a half-day off work to appeal. That alone, he said, will make people rethink how they drive....

Except they DID NOT BREAK the LAW, fascista!!!!

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