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

  • darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml
    11·
    8 months 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.

  • Oppo@lemmygrad.ml
    9·
    8 months ago

    When is ticket deadline until you get charged extra? I am running a little low on money currently but in late feb I might be able to donate you some cash to help pay

    • TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.mlOP
      4·
      8 months ago

      Oh no comrade I appreciate that very much but you need it ❤️ I still shouldn’t have gone knowing there’s pigs around me, I’ve got to deal with it now. Should be able to put it off for a month or two

  • drndramrndra@lemmygrad.ml
    7·
    8 months ago

    Like, okay, even if I BLATANTLY ran it I can’t even justify 200 fucking dollars for it.

    In my third world country that would cost you at least twice as much, and you’d also lose your licence for at least 3 months.

    But on the other hand the traffic cams won’t record you unless all 4 of your wheels were in front of the traffic lights when they turned red.

  • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
    3·
    8 months ago

    I have never gotten a ticket for running a red light. I may have done so once or twice but I guess I was just lucky no one was around to see it. But I have gotten my share of speeding tickets and especially parking tickets and I definitely get the impression they are always looking for the slightest excuse to milk money out of you. It’s all the more frustrating when you know that you are actually a pretty safe driver and they get you on the tiniest step over the line while you see others who are behaving really recklessly and nobody seems to care.