I Have Been To Court
I was just there yesterday. I was going there to trial on a speeding ticket. I sped through a construction zone. I figured I was in big trouble. I was looking at a $550 fine, not to mention a possibility I would be denied traffic school.
I had one thing going in my favor: My brother is a sheriff's deputy, traffic cop. He broke down the law I (allegedly) broke and helped me construct a defense. He even knew the judge that I was going to be put before. He told me all the things/mistakes people say and do, thinking they'll be found "not guilty"...only to end up guilty.
He told me, "Don't let them intimidate you. That's what they want so you'll make a mistake."
So I came in to court yesterday trying to look like an adult. Dressed nice, wore a tie, etc.
They called my name. "Present."
They called the officer's name. Nothing.
Murmuring at the front of the courtroom.
The judge sat back. "What? He retired?"
I walked out of there. Ticket, fine, memory...washed away like "tears in rain". ☺
I had one thing going in my favor: My brother is a sheriff's deputy, traffic cop. He broke down the law I (allegedly) broke and helped me construct a defense. He even knew the judge that I was going to be put before. He told me all the things/mistakes people say and do, thinking they'll be found "not guilty"...only to end up guilty.
He told me, "Don't let them intimidate you. That's what they want so you'll make a mistake."
So I came in to court yesterday trying to look like an adult. Dressed nice, wore a tie, etc.
They called my name. "Present."
They called the officer's name. Nothing.
Murmuring at the front of the courtroom.
The judge sat back. "What? He retired?"
I walked out of there. Ticket, fine, memory...washed away like "tears in rain". ☺
