Sep 28, 2015

late last thursday night i had just left a club and was on my way back to my mom's apartment. i was about 5-10 minutes away when i got pulled over by a police officer. this was a few minutes after 1am. the reason i got pulled over is "failing to move vehicle into a lane that is not the lane nearest the parked or standing authorized emergency vehicle and continue driving that lane until safety clear roadway and is giving a warning signal by appropriate light" that's exactly what it says on my ticket, which by the way is for $438.

the only thing i did was drive by two police officers who were parked off to the side of the road handling another citizen. the next thing i know one of the cops is behind me pulling me over. i probably didn't help my case because i had a nasty attitude with the officer. i'm a very calm, laid-back and stoic person 90 percent of the time, it takes a lot to get me upset, but on that night i couldn't hold back my anger because this officer pulled me over at 1am when hardly anyone else was on the road (and i had to stand outside in the rain while they gave me one of those tests to see if i was impaired when anyone could see just by looking at me that i wasn't even close to being impaired) and all i did was drive by two police officers who were parked off to the side of the road. i understand the law is the law, but i've driven by police officers parked off to the side of the road plenty of times and have never been pulled over for it. this just feels like the cops being extremely bored and having nothing else to do. winston salem, NC is a city with a relatively low crime rate, so there's not a whole lot for the cops to do.

what pisses me off even more about all of this is that the ticket is for $438. how can you justify charging someone that much for something so trivial? that doesn't add up to me. what also makes this a hassle is that i don't live in north carolina, which means i've gotta drive 3hr and 30 minutes to appear in court next month to fight this. after this happened, i was livid. i couldn't even sleep that night. but the next morning i went by the police station in winston salem, NC because i wanted to get some more information. i explained to the man working there what happened and he advised me to show up in court and provide a driving record. he said if you can prove you have a great driving record, the judge will probably waive the fee. i have a very good driving record, i've never even gotten a d--- speeding ticket. so since receiving this advice, i've calmed down about it and i feel much better than i did the night this happened.

so, am i being unreasonable? i don't think i am

 

Sep 28, 2015

Good thing you didn't have one of those civilian girls in your trunk that night