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The lone person in the thread that mistrusts lawyers. You're correct, btw. It does definitely result in billable hours if they do anything more than ticket you
by anonbanker 11y ago
The lone person in the thread that mistrusts lawyers.
You're correct, btw. It does definitely result in billable hours if they do anything more than ticket you.
However, more importantly, you are stating to the police officer that even though you aren't able to defend yourself, you have someone on-retainer that will happily make him personally liable for his actions.
No bully will want that, and the good ones will just make sure they do their jobs.
(I personally fight back, but I do not recommend doing the same unless you fully appreciate the risk of having your windows smashed in and being yanked out of your car if you mess up during negotiations)
- gruez 11y ago>No bully will want that, and the good ones will just make sure they do their jobs. but that bully is paid for his time regardless of what he does, and you just challenged his authority.
- anonbanker 11y agoAlso true. Police usually earn over $100k/year, at least in Canada. On the other side, it'd be a shame to lose that pension and salary because you chose to be the cause of a counter-suit. Lawyers usually wear kid gloves with police. they don't want the retaliation. The fact that this lawyer is educating people to properly direct (and restrict the jurisdiction of) the stop should be sufficient notice that a) the driver is loaded, and b) the driver is willing to pay a lot for a lawyer that likes to sue cops.