Sietek,

It seems you've got some good advice from other members of this board. Next time your pulled over though, don't admit anything to the cop. He can now testify in court that you admitted to breaking the law at 73mph.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DouglaS2000
[B]First off, did you ask to see the radar gun?

 

Yeah well there are a lot of bad people out there. I too was racially profiled when I got pulled over and nearly arrested just because I was a young white male driving a fancy sports car.

This was years ago and it is was crock of dookey.. They clearly assumed I was up to no good and probably carrying drugs with me on my way to the beach.. I refused to let them search my car and they had no probable cause. This refusal occurred after some other people showed up on the street by my car so there were witnesses.. Good thing too or my car would have been searched against my will for no reason and they might have planted something in there..


-John M

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bruinlax
[B]It's about time that a "young black bald male, wearing sunglasses and driving an expensive car" gets what he deserves for always stealing away my girlfriends.

 

I would fight the ticket and tell the story the way you told us with one exception. I probably wouldn't play the race card unless the judge gives you a good opening to do so. ie: why do you think he pulled you over? Some judges very well think you are just looking for an excuss, even if it is the truth.

Whatever course you take with this I wish you the best of luck.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DouglaS2000
[B]First off, did you ask to see the radar gun?

 

Threaten to bring a civil suit against the Fulton County police for racial profiling, and be prepared to take the first steps to do it. This BS has got to stop, and the only way to do it is in the courts and through public pressure.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sietek
[B]......he sits there for a few minutes in his car, just looking at me. I could see him in my rear view mirror, just sitting there, looking at me. He wasn

 

That really sucks. I strongly agree with DouglaS2000 that you should take pictures, everyday for a week, or every Tuesday until the court date at the same time of the ticket. A little inconvenient, but at this point you gotta do what you gotta do to beat this bastard.

IF the traffic in the pictures is heavy enough, then there's no need to admit to cruising at 72 mph either - I wouldn't ever bring it up - if the issue arises, I would say that you accelerated to merge, then resumed the speed limit. On the basis of the facts, the ticket will have to be thrown out. You are on trial for 103, not "okay what were you doing under 103". If you can prove you weren't doing anything near the ticket speed, the ticket should be history. They can't randomly assign you a speed to penalize you with, unless you agree to it. Talk to a lawyer, you should be able to get completely out of this.

I do know one thing that could be important. When I was in court, another girl got tagged for 70 in a 55. The judge repeatedly asked her "How fast were you going", and she kept replying "I wasn't going more than 60." The unspecific answer led the judge to finally say "So you don't know how fast you were going, do you?" This, combined with a competent cop with a radar gun reading, killed the girl's case completely. Quite different than your case however.

In your case the excessive ticket probably works to your advantage, because you not knowing how fast you were going could not possibly equate to 103 on a crowded road. The pictures will tell the story. Take lots.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Schatten
[B]

this is not entirely true.