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Just got a 200 dollar ticket for... "Running a red light' (lemmygrad.ml)
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Dude. I just got a 200 dollar ticket for running a red light that was turning yellow to red. Like it was red as the back half of my car passed under the far light, it was close but I was in a hurry with my girlfriend and this fucking pig whips out of his speed trap and says he "has to" give me a ticket for that.

Like, okay, even if I BLATANTLY ran it I can't even justify 200 fucking dollars for it. The asshole must have needed to fill a quota or something because oh my god.

So anyways, I can't afford this right now. What are the chances I get in deeper trouble if I "forget" about it and never pay or pay late?

There probably will be a time in the future where I can afford it and then I'll pay but if not like what am I supposed to do lol? Can you imagine someone in a worse position than me getting that shit? Anyways fuck these assholes any normal person would've just let me off with a verbal warning but no USian fucking pigs have to funnel their money up

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[–] darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 years ago

To add on to what the other person said. If you show up in court for it to contest it the cop themselves needs to show up as well AFAIK. A decent amount of the time they don't bother to show up so the ticket ends up getting dismissed. However sometimes they do show up in which case I'm not certain if disputing it puts you in a worse spot than not like points on your driver's license if as mentioned the judge is spiteful that day. If the cop made their quota and then some chances are greater that they probably won't bother to show whereas if they didn't there might be some pressure to make sure they get close by closing your ticket out with a win but it's all up in the air.

They won't accept inability to pay as an excuse or go easy on you over it, at most you can get a payment plan so I guess try for that.