Dangerous driving charge - Victory!

[Macktheknife]

Glad to hear of such a good result mate, great work. I would definitely go for costs though. Take care out there, he will remember you.

[acewheelie]

Glad to hear of such a good result mate, great work. I would definitely go for costs though. Take care out there, he will remember you.

You should definitely go for costs, this guy is obviously a swine. Can't understand why the judge couldn't have awarded you them in the first place.

[Funkyfly]

Yes... academic. I.e. looking at it from an academic point of view...

In the first quote you confirm you got off, and in the second quote you confirm you were speeding.

I'm not bothered by it, you save your money... all is good.

My point of interest is that you did do something wrong but had to pay nothing because the cop inflated their estimate of what you were doing.

The fact is - you still did something wrong, you got caught, and you were not punished.

For someone who likes to look at things from an academic point of view you dont read much do you, the very first post i said it cost a lot of money, far more than pleeding guilty to the false charge of dangerous driving, in fact about 10x as much, on top of that i lost my license for 28 days.

Now what would the "punishment" be for the 121 kph he clocked me at, something like $120 and 30 demerit points?

I think you just like using the word "academic", maybe you should try applying it.

[slimyxylofone]

Well done. One for the lads.

Edit: Why do people want to know how fast he was going. Who cares.

Because if he was actually riding dangrously then just because the cop didn't follow the right procedures he's still guilty.

Happens all the time, guilty criminals get off because their lawyer picks apart some small procedural inadequacy in the police officers' arrest or interview etc.

Obviously these rules are there for a reason but if this guy was actually riding like an idiot I don't feel like it's some sort of victory for justice that he got off.

I do have to admit that I've only read up to this post and am not well versed on this particular case. So if Funkyfly was actually in the right here then this doesn't apply to him, so no offense meant for being uninformed in this instance. I'm going to read the rest of the thread now...

[slimyxylofone]

Okay, just read it. Seems like what I just said doesn't apply so much in this case.

[Funkyfly]

Because if he was actually riding dangrously then just because the cop didn't follow the right procedures he's still guilty.

Obviously these rules are there for a reason but if this guy was actually riding like an idiot I don't feel like it's some sort of victory for justice that he got off.

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Let me say it again for those that missed it, the case WASNT dismissed due to a technicality, the fact the officier didnt follow police pursuit procedure (which was put in place to curb the amount of injuries and deaths resulting from police chases) just highlighted what a nitwit he was.

The case was dismissed due to no evidence, the holes in the officers story were so big the judge didnt even want to hear from myself or my three independent witnesses! thats how bad his story was. Thats why i won.

I didnt contest the fact i was speeding, and would have happily paid the ticket, but the officer took a dislike to me or whatever and embellished the facts to a point where they didnt even make sense, 180kph!

Heres a fact for all you who are quick to jump in with "do the crime, do the time" cliches..........

Not one call was made to 111 to complain about my "dangerous driving" at speeds in excess of "180", however a concerned member of the public called 111 to complain about the officers driving!

[limbimtimwim]

Nice.

You were wronged and you followed it through in a methodical manner.

[Keystone19]

Well done Funkyfly. I just read back through the original thread and it must have taken a lot of time and effort to put together your case. Glad it worked out for you.

[Finn]

Okay, just read it. Seems like what I just said doesn't apply so much in this case.

You saved saved yourself from a grilling young man.

[onearmedbandit]

Because if he was actually riding dangrously then just because the cop didn't follow the right procedures he's still guilty.

Happens all the time, guilty criminals get off because their lawyer picks apart some small procedural inadequacy in the police officers' arrest or interview etc.

Obviously these rules are there for a reason but if this guy was actually riding like an idiot I don't feel like it's some sort of victory for justice that he got off.

I do have to admit that I've only read up to this post and am not well versed on this particular case. So if Funkyfly was actually in the right here then this doesn't apply to him, so no offense meant for being uninformed in this instance. I'm going to read the rest of the thread now...

Sorry, but why didn't you bother to read the thread first before posting the above. Especially seeing as you admit you will read the thread after making your point.

[ManDownUnder]

For someone who likes to look at things from an academic point of view you dont read much do you, the very first post i said it cost a lot of money, far more than pleeding guilty to the false charge of dangerous driving, in fact about 10x as much, on top of that i lost my license for 28 days.

Now what would the "punishment" be for the 121 kph he clocked me at, something like $120 and 30 demerit points?

I think you just like using the word "academic", maybe you should try applying it.

Yup I love the word academic you might want to confirm which definitions I'm applying. See points 4, 6, 7 and 8 here

[The_Dover]

we had a flu academic at work. everyone got sick

[ManDownUnder]

we had a flu academic at work. everyone got sick

Did they argue the pros and cons first, take a wholistic perspective, or simply adopt an accepted paradigm and agree which symptoms would manifest themselves?

[The_Dover]

i dunno but we all had the shits

[Funkyfly]

Yup I love the word academic you might want to confirm which definitions I'm applying. See points 4, 6, 7 and 8 here

LOL, you sound like the officer, you could be brothers.

Now heres a lesson in being academic, namely point 4 - pedantic.

You said "The fact is - you still did something wrong, you got caught, and you were not punished"

Well there is nothing even remotely academic about that statement. I had clearly stated it cost me big dollars, and the original post noted i had lost my license. I was punished - Fact.

So you certainly werent applying points 4, 6 or 7, point 8 - "Having no practical purpose or use" , indicates that while not praticial or useful some thought has gone into it, which is clearly not the case in your comment.

Your comment is thus less academic more delusional.