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I went to court a year or so ago to contest a ticket and the judge started the session by saying: “I don’t want to hear any excuses about financial hardship or
by ericmcer 8y ago
I went to court a year or so ago to contest a ticket and the judge started the session by saying: “I don’t want to hear any excuses about financial hardship or special circumstances. We are all created equal” I think he is pretty replaceable by an AI.
- gamblor956 8y agoThat quote proves nothing, except the judge was unwilling to take financial hardship or special circumstances into account for your challenge. Which is appropriate, because the law as written does not allow for that. (Infractions like traffic violations are generally fixed penalties.) If you had wanted to challenge the validity of the ticket and the judge said he didn't care about the facts, that would have been a different thing altogether.
- ericmcer 8y agoA judge can absolutely reduce a fine at their discretion, the judge blatantly refusing to use his discretion and human judgement in favor of a black and white view of the law is why he could easily be replaced with a machine.
- gamblor956 8y agoNo, a judge cannot "absolutely" reduce a fine for an administrative violation or infraction at their discretion. It depends on the jurisdiction. With some rulebreaking, the punishment is all-or-nothing.
- Spooky23 8y agoHe’s pretty replaceable by an election.