Contempt?  ah that would be paying the courts fine with a 'Bouncing' cheque!
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From: "David Van Horn" <dvanhorn@microbrix.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 4:36 PM
Subject: RE: [OT] Pleading in court (was: Some random thoughts regarding


> > I've gone to traffic court several times and entered a plea of guilty
> > with a request for court supervision, because a guilty plea is the
> > only thing that'll get said supervision granted.  It's not generally
> > agreed upon before, though, so it's not really a plea bargain so much
> > as "throwing oneself upon the mercy of the court".  Anyone who's
> > signed the back of a traffic ticket and simply paid the fine has also
> > plead guilty.
> 
> Heh.. I got a radar ticket once, and I did NOT deserve it.   (I paid a
> couple others which I did, including one for 22 in a 20 zone) 
> 
> The one I did not deserve ended up also getting me arrested for contempt
> of court.  Guilty as charged.  I questioned the officer, and in my
> opinion, demonstrated that it was not possible for him to have even
> gotten an accurate reading on me, in five lanes of traffic, over a mile
> away, around a bend and over a hill from where he was, at the point
> where he said he took the reading..    Judge told me that didn't matter
> and decided I was guilty.
> 
> Contempt of court, DAMNED RIGHT.
> Paid the fine on that one with pride.
> 
> 
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