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[Pabst]

If the dogs owner was attractive you might have been able to parlay that into something.

Your dog got a taste of me. Fair is fair. I get a lil taste of you…

Living in a college town has some great perks (low cost of living with great amenities), but so many of them are next level dumb.

This was right down the street from a (very expensive) student housing complex, too....as if i needed another reason to be jaded about student loans.

[955876]

If the dogs owner was attractive you might have been able to parlay that into something.

Your dog got a taste of me. Fair is fair. I get a lil taste of you…

Living in a college town has some great perks (low cost of living with great amenities), but so many of them are next level dumb.

This was right down the street from a (very expensive) student housing complex, too....as if i needed another reason to be jaded about student loans.

Seems like an excellent place to take advantage of student discounts. Just get that for ID squared away and you are on your way to financial freedom…

[Pabst]

If the dogs owner was attractive you might have been able to parlay that into something.

Your dog got a taste of me. Fair is fair. I get a lil taste of you…

Living in a college town has some great perks (low cost of living with great amenities), but so many of them are next level dumb.

This was right down the street from a (very expensive) student housing complex, too....as if i needed another reason to be jaded about student loans.

Seems like an excellent place to take advantage of student discounts. Just get that for ID squared away and you are on your way to financial freedom…

Half price oil changes at Jiffy Lube! If it weren't for all the gray hair I might give it a shot.

[955876]

I bet you can save big bucks at Subway in a college town.

A few years of working the illicit discount circuit and you might be retiring early chap…

[COR-TEN]

You can't help yourself, can you, dan. First of all, you don't know me at all, but I'll tell you that viewing the world in the most simpleton terms is typical of conservatism. Studies have shown that most conservative thinkers have difficulty with complex concepts, subtlety, and nuance. It's why they distill everything into the most simple terms that fits the narrative. Black and white. If you aren't this, then you are this. It makes it easy on the brain.

Further, you exemplified that which you criticize. All you ever do is chop others at the knees to make yourself taller (insulting me in this thread is a prime example), yet you turn around and blame socialism for doing what you just did - tear down democracy. Talk about a double standard, but that is the basis for conservative discourse : False equivalencies, logical fallacies, and red hearings. Lies and misrepresentations.

But I will say in that immature, simpleton thinking, you managed an attempt at gaslighting. Congratulations. MTG, gaetz, your god dumpster, and the rest of your squad of idjits do this on a daily basis.

Don't strain yourself dan. Your head might explode.

[955876]

Studies have shown that most conservative thinkers have difficulty with complex concepts, subtlety, and nuance.

On the left these people are called Senators or members of the House.

Seems many have never stepped foot in an economics class.

I bet AOC struggled to count her tips back when she tended bar before becoming one of your party’s leaders.

Wonder if she can make a good Manhattan.

[955876]

but I'll tell you that viewing the world in the most simpleton terms is typical of conservatism. Studies have shown that most conservative thinkers have difficulty with complex concepts, subtlety, and nuance. It's why they distill everything into the most simple terms that fits the narrative. Black and white. If you aren't this, then you are this. It makes it easy on the brain.

Could you put more hyperbole, falsehoods, and your own biased (and bogus) narratives into these few sentences?

I don’t think there’s quite enough…

[Professor Half Wit]

Dan obviously not a fan of that dearly missed bastion of conservatism, Roman Hruska.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Christine McVie death a bit of a shock. Not my favorite group but she had songwriting and performance skills. I think right now she has the number three song on Spotify because of the Chevy Volt "Everywhere" commercial.

[Professor Half Wit]

Christine McVie death a bit of a shock. Not my favorite group but she had songwriting and performance skills. I think right now she has the number three song on Spotify because of the Chevy Volt "Everywhere" commercial.

The wife is definitely going to blaze some Fleetwood Mac on the hi fi tonight.

But, Dan, I'm saddened you didn't get the Hruska reference in connection to your comments on Marxism. Do you know the quote he ended up being infamous for? It's pretty funny.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Sorry I am not familiar with Hruska.

[Professor Half Wit]

Sorry I am not familiar with Hruska.

Oh, you'll love this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Hru ... y_comments

In 1970, Hruska addressed the Senate, urging it to confirm Richard Nixon's nomination of G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. Responding to criticism that Carswell had been a mediocre judge, Hruska argued:

'Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.'

[Deebo]

- Be deferential honest and transparent with traffic cops if you genuinely have nothing to hide. Roll down all your windows and turn on your interior lights and hazard flashers immediately. Apologize. Keep your hands on the steering wheel fingers spread. Ask to remove them to retrieve info. I haven’t got a ticket in a LONG time despite being pulled over several times in the last 5-10 years

This is quite true. With the way cops are feeling now, they like all of us want to go to their families alive at the end of their shift. Sudden movements and being an asshole can get you shot nowadays since they're so paranoid.

I've gotten out of 3 tickets the past 2 years (speeding) by announcing all my movements "sir, I'm going to reach into my glove compartment to get my registration." "I am going to turn on my interior light"

Rolling down all your windows, being honest, etc can get you far. About 5 years ago I was doing about 70 in a 35. I was nice and the cop said "We both know you were doing much more than that, but I'm going to only write you up for doing 10 over. Slow down"

[955876]

So true. I always do that. Actually have court tomorrow for a ticket I’m hoping to get out of. Chances are slim however.


I did get out of one last year. Got the ticket in Jan. 2020. Went to court to fight it. Had zero case but my hope was that I could delay it enough that my window for traffic school would open back up by the time the trial rolled around.

Well, pandemic hit. Courts were closed. I didn’t end up in court for that ticket until April of the following year.

About 5 people went before me. All of the officers had detailed notes etc.

My turn came. The judge read the charges and then said is that correct officer? His response…

“I suppose”.

Soon as he said that I smiled inside. Judge says “you suppose”?

Cop says “I have no recollection of this traffic stop”.

Case dismissed.

Not expecting such luck tomorrow. Will see.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

In 1970, Hruska addressed the Senate, urging it to confirm Richard Nixon's nomination of G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court. Responding to criticism that Carswell had been a mediocre judge, Hruska argued:

'Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.'

The only difference between this and the awarding of diplomas at all levels today is that Hruska was being open and honest.

[SteelPro]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

[Deebo]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Could be a unique state or municipality statute you're dealing with.

The 1 speeding ticket I had, I plead down to "failure to control" which carries no points and therefore the insurance company doesn't tag you. I was happy to walk out with a fine/court costs

[COR-TEN]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Hmm. I wonder. Me :

Speeding 60-90 in a two lane inner city road. 35 limit. Took cop 5 miles to catch up through heavy traffic. No ticket. Pretended to be guilty and sorry.
Driving down a one way street in the opposite direction. Mind you, I was driving in reverse. No ticket. Pretended naivety and wasn't from around these parts.
Ran a stop sign in sharpsburg with no ticket. Granted, I was wearing a suit and tie? Talked my way out of that one.
Going 75 in a 45 zone. In my Father in law's car. $240 ticket reduced to $90 because of no previous violations in 12 months.

So far I haven't had any points. Speeding ticket somehow didn't include points. I'm white btw and relatively well spoken and educated. If that matters.

[SteelPro]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Hmm. I wonder. Me :

Speeding 60-90 in a two lane inner city road. 35 limit. Took cop 5 miles to catch up through heavy traffic. No ticket. Pretended to be guilty and sorry.
Driving down a one way street in the opposite direction. Mind you, I was driving in reverse. No ticket. Pretended naivety and wasn't from around these parts.
Ran a stop sign in sharpsburg with no ticket. Granted, I was wearing a suit and tie? Talked my way out of that one.
Going 75 in a 45 zone. In my Father in law's car. $240 ticket reduced to $90 because of no previous violations in 12 months.

So far I haven't had any points. Speeding ticket somehow didn't include points. I'm white btw and relatively well spoken and educated. If that matters.

Yeah, I’ve been let off with warnings before. But this was the first time I’ve been pulled over in a long long time. Being a school zone I think the points would have assessed higher had I been found/pled guilty. I’m also a white guy. FWIW the other person at court that he also dropped the charges on was a black lady. Just seems weird. Do cops get paid more for court date assignments?

[Deebo]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Hmm. I wonder. Me :

Speeding 60-90 in a two lane inner city road. 35 limit. Took cop 5 miles to catch up through heavy traffic. No ticket. Pretended to be guilty and sorry.
Driving down a one way street in the opposite direction. Mind you, I was driving in reverse. No ticket. Pretended naivety and wasn't from around these parts.
Ran a stop sign in sharpsburg with no ticket. Granted, I was wearing a suit and tie? Talked my way out of that one.
Going 75 in a 45 zone. In my Father in law's car. $240 ticket reduced to $90 because of no previous violations in 12 months.

So far I haven't had any points. Speeding ticket somehow didn't include points. I'm white btw and relatively well spoken and educated. If that matters.

Yeah, I’ve been let off with warnings before. But this was the first time I’ve been pulled over in a long long time. Being a school zone I think the points would have assessed higher had I been found/pled guilty. I’m also a white guy. FWIW the other person at court that he also dropped the charges on was a black lady. Just seems weird. Do cops get paid more for court date assignments?

Maybe not "paid more' , but hanging out in court getting paid the same vs being on patrol probably seems more appealing.

[955876]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Could be a unique state or municipality statute you're dealing with.

The 1 speeding ticket I had, I plead down to "failure to control" which carries no points and therefore the insurance company doesn't tag you. I was happy to walk out with a fine/court costs

This might help me tomorrow. Bit more details?

[Deebo]

So this happened to me and I still don’t understand why the cop did this. I was pulled in late September for going 33mph in a school zone. The cop gave me a ticket, but he told me to plead not guilty to it and he’d be able to cut me a break on the points when I show up for court. I figured they’d somehow lessen the charge or something so I’d pay a fine but not get hit with the points. I had my court date two weeks ago. I sign in. The cop greets me and says the charges are dropped. He confirms my address so they can return my $50 collateral check. He did the same thing with the person scheduled before me as well. I’m happy they let me off the hook, but what is the point in doing this? Why not just issue a warning when I was pulled over?

Could be a unique state or municipality statute you're dealing with.

The 1 speeding ticket I had, I plead down to "failure to control" which carries no points and therefore the insurance company doesn't tag you. I was happy to walk out with a fine/court costs

This might help me tomorrow. Bit more details?

You should definitely contact the prosecutor before your hearing date (considering it's tomorrow, it may well be too late). Tell them you plan to contest this and are willing to plea down to avoid taking up more of the court's time. They usually see it as a win bc all they want is the money and avoid tying up their resources. They also don't have to call in the cop who wrote you the ticket. You win bc it doesn't go on your insurance.

In my state, "Failure to Control" is the equivalent of pleading down and avoids points. It may be called something different in your state.

[955876]

Thank you

[Deebo]

You're welcome. Hope you're able to get away with only court costs!

[SteelPro]

Hmm. I wonder. Me :

Speeding 60-90 in a two lane inner city road. 35 limit. Took cop 5 miles to catch up through heavy traffic. No ticket. Pretended to be guilty and sorry.
Driving down a one way street in the opposite direction. Mind you, I was driving in reverse. No ticket. Pretended naivety and wasn't from around these parts.
Ran a stop sign in sharpsburg with no ticket. Granted, I was wearing a suit and tie? Talked my way out of that one.
Going 75 in a 45 zone. In my Father in law's car. $240 ticket reduced to $90 because of no previous violations in 12 months.

So far I haven't had any points. Speeding ticket somehow didn't include points. I'm white btw and relatively well spoken and educated. If that matters.

Yeah, I’ve been let off with warnings before. But this was the first time I’ve been pulled over in a long long time. Being a school zone I think the points would have assessed higher had I been found/pled guilty. I’m also a white guy. FWIW the other person at court that he also dropped the charges on was a black lady. Just seems weird. Do cops get paid more for court date assignments?

Maybe not "paid more' , but hanging out in court getting paid the same vs being on patrol probably seems more appealing.

Hmmm maybe. Though I don’t see what would be so great about spending a day or half a day at court. Not like this area is the ghetto. It is a fairly affluent suburb. In fact school zone is oldest continuously operated school in the country. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abington_Friends_School

[Dan Smith--BYU]

I strongly advise everyone to watch Santa Claus Conquers the Martians this holiday season. Preferably the Mystery Science Theatre version. Your appreciation for every other movie you watch thereafter will improve dramatically.

[955876]

You're welcome. Hope you're able to get away with only court costs!

Cop didn’t show. Got lucky.

There were two others scheduled with me. No shows as well.

They didn’t even have us enter the courtroom. We were in waiting area and came in and said none of the officers are here today. Sit tight and we will get your paperwork.

Worth the time spent.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

US women in soccer are basically alimony hags getting paid for nothing while leeching off men who bring in crowds and money:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq8gXE1VsUY

From each according to their abilities to each according to their needs and ability to bitch effectively in the media.

[DP39]

Yeah, I’ve been let off with warnings before. But this was the first time I’ve been pulled over in a long long time. Being a school zone I think the points would have assessed higher had I been found/pled guilty. I’m also a white guy. FWIW the other person at court that he also dropped the charges on was a black lady. Just seems weird. Do cops get paid more for court date assignments?

Maybe not "paid more' , but hanging out in court getting paid the same vs being on patrol probably seems more appealing.

Hmmm maybe. Though I don’t see what would be so great about spending a day or half a day at court. Not like this area is the ghetto. It is a fairly affluent suburb. In fact school zone is oldest continuously operated school in the country. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abington_Friends_School

Wait! Hmmm......is that you "Naked Rob"? Maybe the ring leader himself, "Big Tasty"?

JTP! JTP!!!

I kid...I kid....

[Stlcrtn1974]

Maybe not "paid more' , but hanging out in court getting paid the same vs being on patrol probably seems more appealing.

Hmmm maybe. Though I don’t see what would be so great about spending a day or half a day at court. Not like this area is the ghetto. It is a fairly affluent suburb. In fact school zone is oldest continuously operated school in the country. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abington_Friends_School

Wait! Hmmm......is that you "Naked Rob"? Maybe the ring leader himself, "Big Tasty"?

JTP! JTP!!!

I kid...I kid....

Man, has that show gone off a cliff.