Yet Another Inquiry As To My Nocturnal Habits

[South Texan]

You drove your car on a city street. You knew its registration was expired. You knew its inspection was expired. You knew you did not have the minimum required liability insurance for it. You knew driving without any of those was illegal. You got stopped. You got ticketed. You demanded a jury trial. The jury found you guilty and assessed the maximum fines. The judge took pity on you and lowered the fines to what the prosecutor had offered as a plea bargain. The judge gave you time to pay. You did not do it. The Court issued a warrant. You got a notice to come in or face being arrested. You realized this is serious. You came in. You don't like it that you owe several hundred dollars in fines. You see me at the counter as you enter the building.

You: <after slamming your notice on the counter in front of me> I'm here. I hope you're happy. You people are evil.

Me: Ma'am, I had nothing to do with your trial, your offenses, or your fines. If you are here to pay, the cashier window is to your left.

You: This is taking food out of my babies' mouths! I WORK for a living!! I am a single mother!!!! This is UNFAIR!!!!

Me: <hearing nothing I have not heard before> Please calm down and lower your voice. What do you intend to do? Are you going to pay or is there something else?

You: You jerk! You don't give a (spit) about what I just said, do you? How do you sleep at night?

Me: Usually on my left side. Now please either go to the cashier or wait in the courtroom for the judge.

You call me a name describing an opening at the back end of a cross between a male donkey and a female horse, then storm off down the hall.

Me: <with extreme cheeriness> And I hope you have a pleasant day, too!

[sirwired]

I wonder what, exactly, the jury trial was supposed to accomplish? Proving guilt for expired registration/inspection/insurance does not exactly take the crackerjack prosecutors from Law & Order or anything.

That judge is nicer than I would have been; I'd at least imposed a minor "You've just wasted everybody's time" fee, even if it wouldn't come anywhere close to the costs of empaneling a jury.

[eltf177]

That judge is nicer than I would have been; I'd at least imposed a minor "You've just wasted everybody's time" fee, even if it wouldn't come anywhere close to the costs of empaneling a jury.

I agree, and an asshole tax as this point would seem to be in order as well.

I'm now wondering if she DID pay or just come up with more complaints/excuses...

[South Texan]

I'm now wondering if she DID pay or just come up with more complaints/excuses...

Sorry, I never checked up on what finally happened.

I realize I look a little callous toward her (and I sympathize with people who are in the situation of not having money to afford insurance, and needing to get to work in order to earn the money for insurance) but I don't have the luxury or power to choose which laws are to be enforced or to overrule the verdict of a judge/jury. The decisions have been made.

I have to maintain focus on what is going on now and getting work completed.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I'm going to guess she thought the jury would take pity on her and she'd get out of it...and that backfired, badly.

[Teskeria]

I realize I look a little callous toward her .

And why shouldn't you. She tried to get out of it, got max fines and the judge even lowered them, she still didn't pay, then she tried to blame you for her multiple screwups. Why the hell should you have sympathy for her. Save your sympathy for the person who comes in and is polite while they pay a fine they got for speeding to the hospital with a sick kid or speeding to work to keep their job.

[An Haddock]

That reminds me I need to renew my registration on Monday.


IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, SOUTH TEXAN!!11!!eleventy!!

[notalwaysright]

No, not callous. The first thing she did was call you evil. I'm much more callous than you. I would absolutely have fined her the maximum amount allowed if I'd been on that jury.

[taxguykarl]

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, SOUTH TEXAN!!11!!eleventy!!

[BEGIN SARCASM]Exactly, she's a special snowflake, traffic laws don't apply to her.[/END SARCASM]
What an EW

[Mr Hero]

You: You jerk! You don't give a (spit) about what I just said, do you? How do you sleep at night?

On top of a pile of money with many beautiful ladies

[Jay 2K Winger]

On top of a pile of money with many beautiful ladies

Too much information. Yeeesh.

[Tama]

I suspect we have a dragon in our midst...

[MoonCat]

This is taking food out of my babies' mouths!

I doubt it.

I WORK for a living!

Wah wah. This does not qualify you for sainthood.

I am a single mother!!!!

Not my fault, not my problem.

This is UNFAIR!!!!

No, what's unfair is you thinking the law doesn't apply to you. Next time fix your problems before they result in an arrest warrant. Pro tip: When the facts aren't in question, a jury trial may not be your best choice. Just a thought.

[earl colby pottinger]

Total costs

Unless it is diffirent than how we have it in Ontario, Canada.

The total costs of doing everything legal would be less than the costs of paying the fines, and here the fine still don't pay for all the legal paperwork.

She still has to pay insurance, she still has to pay for the licence and she still have to pay off everything else. The person stealing food out of her's babies mouth in her own lazy ass.

[seigus]

On top of a pile of money with many beautiful ladies

Ranier Wolfcastle! How ya doin', my man?