MORE WAYS TO BEAT A TRAFFIC TICKET

Receiving a ticket for a moving violation can be frustrating, especially if you feel that the citation is unwarranted. In addition to a hefty fine, a ticket can result in the assessment of points, which can cause an increase in your insurance premiums. Although it may be difficult, a traffic ticket can be overturned. The key is to be prepared for your day in court. You must gather evidence, witnesses and present a solid case.

Thoroughly read the ticket to determine the exact violation for which you are being cited. Verify that the ticket is accurate based on the codes entered for the weather, road and traffic conditions at the time of the alleged offense. Incorrect information and omissions may result in dismissal of the citation.

Mark your copy of the citation “Not Guilty,” and mail it in to the court. Request information from the court or the police officer regarding the details of the citation. In some cases you can request that the law enforcement officer who issued the ticket provide a written deposition of the circumstances involved with the incident. The hearing will give you an opportunity to challenge the officer’s subjective observations and conclusions as well as any inconsistent statements or other weaknesses in the deposition. Prepare statements, witness testimony and any evidence that refutes the officer’s recollection of the events. The citation may be dismissed if your information requests are ignored or if the officer fails to submit a deposition. You should also request verification of the accuracy of speed measuring devices or the red-light camera if applicable.

Circumstances beyond your control or legal justification are potential defenses when challenging the validity of a ticket. A motorist can make an honest mistake due to faded road markers, obscured traffic signs and ones that were recently installed or changed. It will be helpful to have pictures of obscured signs and faded roadway markers taken at the same time of day and similar weather conditions when the ticket was issued. These mitigating factors may convince the court to nullify the citation. You may be legally justified based on mitigating factors, such as a medical emergency, avoiding an accident or vehicle malfunction that could impair the flow of traffic. Gather doctor, hospital and car repair bills to support your claim.

Drivers may also argue that the violation was necessary to prevent harm. An example is swerving across a double yellow line to avoid hitting a child who inadvertently enters the roadway or exceeding the speed limit to avoid being struck by another vehicle. You must be prepared to explain why your actions were required in order to prevent serious and immediate danger to yourself or someone else.

Schedule the court date as far into the future as possible. As the date approaches, request that the date be postponed. The more time that passes, the more likely it is that the officer may not appear in court or have the required documents to support the citation. Delaying the date also enables you to familiarize yourself with the procedures of the traffic court, so you are prepared to answer any questions while presenting your defense.

Attorney Zev Goldstein, has 28 years of experience, with traffic tickets and driving-related crimes such as DWI/DUI, unlicensed operation / driving on a suspended license or insurance, and in restoring driving licenses.

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DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF YOUR INQUIRY (OR INVESTIGATION)?

1.  WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR INQUIRY?

2.  ARE YOU CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION?

3.  ARE YOU ASKING ME TO MAKE AN ADMISSION OR CONFESSION?

Then he realizes that that's exactly what he's doing.

IF YOU HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS SPEEDING, ISSUE ME THE CITATION AND I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.

YOU'VE GOT TO START GOING TO COURT.  CLOGGING UP THE COURT SYSTEMS SO THE MONEY IS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE SYSTEM.  THEY COUNT ON 98% TO 99% OF THE PEOPLE SHOWING UP AND PAY THEIR FINES.  IF ONLY 3% STOPPED PAYING, THE SYSTEM WOULD CLOG UP AND SHUT DOWN.

1.  Don't say anything.

2.  Keep your mouth shut.

3.  Shut up.

Learn how to breathe through your nose with your lips closed.

All of the evidence that is ever going to be used against you is going to be furnished by you.

They're asking you questions to make admissions or confessions.

When officer asks if he can search your vehicle, your answer is "No.  No you may not."

If the officer asks you questions about why you don't wish to let him search your vehicle, you answer "Because you don't have a 4th Amendment search warrant on your person and I don't want you involved in my private affairs.  And if they ask you if you have any guns or drugs or anything on you, ask them the nature of their inquiry.  Are you conducting a criminal investigation?  If you're conducting a criminal investigation, then I am going to invoke my 5th Amendment right not to speak with you.  Do what you have to do and permit me go about my business." You take the position from the beginning of any investigation that your case is going to be decided by the Supreme Court.  Of course it won't be, but you take that position by establishing facts that don't give the officer rise to consider what you are saying is acquiesce to his search.  If he starts to search your vehicle, tell him stop searching my vehicle.  Now obviously you can't stop him from doing anything he doesn't want to stop doing.  However, I guarantee you if you tell him to stop or tell him not to search my vehicle or to get away from my vehicle, then he's going to stop he'll stop unless, of course, he has probable cause to search which would be under a condition where the officer had a view of contraband openly and notoriously apparent inside your vehicle.  Under those conditions, he does not need a search warrant.

What would happen if a police officer came up to you and he had a dog trained to sniff out drugs or dead bodies, and the dog alerted the officer to some contraband?  Does the smell of pot give him the right to search your car?  Unequivocally, no!  It may give rise to probable cause to go get a search warrant.  The dog alerting to the presence of marijuana may give the officer rise to go get a search warrant.  None of these conditions give him the right to conduct a search without your consent.

Cop shows people make confessions and admissions.  Answer their questions with questions:

STOP MAKING ADMISSIONS AND CONFESSIONS.

WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR INQUIRY?

ASK THEM TO ARTICULATE THEIR SUSPICION OF YOUR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY BEFORE HE CAN EVEN PROCEED UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF PROBABLE CAUSE.  AND ONLY GIVES HIM THE RIGHT TO GO GET A SEARCH WARRANT.

What part of no don't you understand?

I don't want you to deprive me of my liberty.  Articulate

KILLING OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

RON PAUL ON PRESIDENTIAL BOMBING
President commits acts of war.

Source of video is here.

IS IT LEGAL TO RECORD THE POLICE?

IS IT LEGAL TO RECORD THE POLICE?

Thanks to Bob Wenzel

Saki Knafo and Carly Schwartz write at HuffPo:

In recent years, there have been countless cases of police officers ordering people to turn off their cameras, confiscating phones, and..arresting those who attempt to capture footage of them. Despite a common misconception, it’s actually perfectly legal to film police officers on the job.

“There are First Amendment protections for people photographing and recording in public,” Mickey Osterreicher, an attorney with the National Press Photographers Association, told The Huffington Post. According to Osterreicher, as long as you don’t get in their way, it’s perfectly legal to take photos and videos of police officers everywhere in the United States.

This misconception is pervasive enough that the New York City Police Department circulated a memo last week reminding officers.

“Members of the public are legally allowed to record police interactions,” the memo states, according to the Daily News. “Intentional interference such as blocking or obstructing cameras or ordering the person to cease constitutes censorship and also violates the First Amendment.”

“There’s no law anywhere in the United States that prohibits people from recording the police on the street, in a park, or any other place where the public is generally allowed,” Osterreicher said.

A number of states do bar people from recording private conversations without consent. But as long as the recording is made "openly and not surreptitiously," said Osterreicher, it's fair game. According to Osterreicher, "assuming the position of holding up a camera or phone at arm’s length while looking at the viewing screen should be enough to put someone on notice that they are being photographed or recorded."

Several high profile court cases have taken up the issue, and in each case, the judge has either struck down the law or ruled that the police can't reasonably expect privacy while out in public. In March, for example, the Illinois Supreme Court declared the state's eavesdropping law unconstitutional, saying the law criminalized the recording of conversations that "that cannot be deemed private."

CIVIL & ASSET FORFEITURE

I'D DUMP ISRAEL, SIR.
This was quite a candid testimony by ex-CIA agent Michael Scheuer.