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Old 12-13-2019, 01:56 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by FC View Post
Me doing 82mph is a helluva lot safer than a loaded semi doing 80mph. If safety is what they care about, that semi should have been pulled over doing 70mph before I should have been pulled over doing 82mph.
A cop choosing not to incorporate vehicle weight into his speeding-badness-algorithm (for a law that doesn't mention vehicle weight) is a far cry from proof of discrimination against sporty red cars.

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Be the change you want to see.
In what universe would a lawyer not recommend his client leverage a *perfectly legal* means to evade prosecution?

"I could get you off right now based on a technicality, but I think that law is wrong so let's go to trial and hope for the best".

If your kid got busted for cocaine possession and your best friend was the cop (or DA) would you not talk to them and ask them to show leniency?

You're pulling a string here that would unravel the entire legal system.
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