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Can't up vote this enough."Ignorance of the law is not an excuse" is played out on the citizens of NYC (and elsewhere) on the daily. Don't let authority off so
by themartorana 10y ago
Can't up vote this enough."Ignorance of the law is not an excuse" is played out on the citizens of NYC (and elsewhere) on the daily. Don't let authority off so easy. Hold those that would hold you liable, liable.
- tbyehl 10y ago> Ignorance of the law is not an excuse Supreme Court says otherwise, if you're a cop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heien_v._North_Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heien_v._North_Carolina
- Bartweiss 10y agoWhile that's an interesting (and somewhat concerning) result, it doesn't go as far as this case. Heien was about meeting 4th Amendment probable cause standards to prosecute a different crime. This is about ticketing people over the non-criminal act out of ignorance. It's like if Heien had been fined over the brake lights even though they were legal. As is, the NYC statue of limitations will strip most of these people of the right to contest tickets that were given for non-crimes.