The System Works - It Beat Me Down Until I Gave Up.
I've been researching for months for defence strategy and basic trial information regarding my speeding ticket. However, the information is so conflicting that I have no confidence whatsoever that I know what I'm doing.
I didn't get this info from a friend of a friend, it came from this website, court officials, case laws, and a consultation with a traffic ticket fighting company.
I still have no idea what they can and cannot bring up in court and what my options are to challenge it.
I had every intention to stand up for my rights and fight this, but I didn't expect to go in there blind, so I'm giving up. I went in this morning to plea bargain and get this over with, but was told I couldn't because the prosecutor is away sick. And since my court date is Tuesday I was told I have no time left to plea bargain so I have to attend the trial (which is not what the ticket fighting company said... but who knows...).
I wonder if I can call in sick.
If the "justice" system is designed to confuse the hell out of people to give them no hope and just plead guilty, then it works perfectly as designed.