<VV> Intent or Not

[Byron Comp]

Paul, Seth, Joel, et al,
 
Where I live, N Ctrl FL, cops and judges BOTH not only ignore intent, they also ignore TRUTH. I was "clocked" on a four-lane divided highway in my red '89 Mazda pickup doing 59 in a 45 mile zone one lunch time, except I KNOW I was doing 45. I saw the patrol car long before I was anywhere close to him and watched my speedometer all the way from a start at the stop light until I passed by him and it never exceeded 45 mph. It was the dark blue Ford 350 alongside me in the passing lane that was passing me as we approached the patrol car that was doing 59 and thus deserved the ticket, not me. But neither the cop nor the judge would give my argument any credence so I ended up paying both the ticket and court costs totalling almost $200. The only good part was that because I took it to court, with the cop's approval, the judge ruled that I'd get no points on my CDL-A license.
 
Byron Comp
Gainesville, FL
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:04:37 -0800 (PST)
>From: Paul Fox <paulvair at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Towing unregistered Corvairs in California
>To: "Sethracer at aol.com" <Sethracer at aol.com>,    "chaz at properproper.com"
>    <chaz at properproper.com>,    "corvairduval at cox.net"
>    <corvairduval at cox.net>,    "virtualvairs at corvair.org"
>    <virtualvairs at corvair.org>,    Joel McGregor <joelsplace at earthling.net>
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>Joel, You couldn't be more right.Sad but true.
>Paul Fox
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>--- On Sun, 11/13/11, Joel McGregor <joelsplace at earthling.net> wrote:
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>From: Joel McGregor <joelsplace at earthling.net>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Towing unregistered Corvairs in California
>To: "Sethracer at aol.com" <Sethracer at aol.com>, "chaz at properproper.com" <chaz at properproper.com>, "corvairduval at cox.net" <corvairduval at cox.net>, "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:15 PM
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>What country do you live in?? I've never met a cop that gave a flip about intent.? It's always a matter of what they can get away with.? I've never been in a court that cared about intent either.? I do understand that intent is supposed to be part of something being a crime but that went out the window when the swapped the order on innocent until proven guilty.? I've never been around any court that held to that either.? I live in the US.? The only time intent or innocent until proven guilty comes into the picture is when you have lots of $ to push the issue.
>Joel McGregor
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>Charlie is technically correct. But it would never stand the test of? the
>courts. If you are pushing the car into - or onto - a trailer in front of
>your house, a cop is never going to cite you. It really is a matter of intent.
>Loading it in front of
>your house should not? be taken as an intent to defraud the DMV.
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>Speaking of Corvairs, though, as long as you keep insurance on the car, you
>can register it. I keep my Stinger insured so I can keep it registered, so
>I can? flat-tow it.
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>Seth Emerson