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Okay, so I was driving on a state highway, with a posted speed of 70. As I enter a small town, I am immediately pulled over by a cop who was going in the opposite direction. He claimed that the speed limit was 55, but I was literally in the act of slowing, as the sign was about 50 yards ahead though. I explained that I was following the speed limit and that I had an open criminal background check for medical school and really didn't need the inconvenience, especially when I was following the posted limit. His quoted, straight-from-the-horse's (or should I say donkey's) mouth was 69. He comes back with a citation for 80 in a 40 and with a smirk says, "Good luck in medical school, doc."
Besides how infuriating this is, I refuse to admit guilt for something I'm not guilty of, but the judge won't give me the time of day, and has violated the Bill of Rights in regards to my rights against self-incrimination and right to a trial. He says if I don't want trouble I'll pay the fine. Not to mention the radar collection method is HIGHLY unreliable.
What should I do? I've worked way too hard to get here to have some rinky-dink backwoods little town of uneducated NASCAR loving, God-fearing inbreds take it all away from me. This is the South, where the law is not always the law and small towns have an inferiority complex for people who are more successful in life than them.
Is an attorney a wise investment, albeit unnecessary and wasteful?
Besides how infuriating this is, I refuse to admit guilt for something I'm not guilty of, but the judge won't give me the time of day, and has violated the Bill of Rights in regards to my rights against self-incrimination and right to a trial. He says if I don't want trouble I'll pay the fine. Not to mention the radar collection method is HIGHLY unreliable.
What should I do? I've worked way too hard to get here to have some rinky-dink backwoods little town of uneducated NASCAR loving, God-fearing inbreds take it all away from me. This is the South, where the law is not always the law and small towns have an inferiority complex for people who are more successful in life than them.
Is an attorney a wise investment, albeit unnecessary and wasteful?

