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I got a reckless driving ticket in Kansas even though the police appeared at least five minutes after my tire blew and I stopped in the side of the street on th

• cmurf 11y ago
  Shitty little podunk towns, man. Just like the article. Few decades ago, shortly after moving from Kansas, I drove home for Thanksgiving. I saw a speedtrap many miles in advance, passed it, and miles later I see, in the rearview mirror, a cop cross the median and he bridged the gap with ungodly speed. At no time was he going my speed. He pulls me over, claims I was going 15 over using the pace method. He comes back with a ticket, but it has radar checked. I pointed out this discrepancy and said I won't sign the ticket. He says to sign it or I'm going to jail. Had it not been for Thanksgiving, I'd have called his bluff. Thing is, the rot goes to the top. The D.A. was in on it. And the town judge. It was all about making money. Plain, ordinary robbery. And I know that because I accused them all of it (over the phone). They were way way more pissed than they should have been if they were innocent. The vitriol I heard confirmed my suspicion. House of rats.