SpecialX,
I was married to a cop. I heard stories that would make you wonder and yes your right, while they are putting their life on the line every day to keep
and order the local politicians view them as a money generator as well and everyone was expected to do their share. You were watched to make sure you did it as well or the chief would have a wee talk to you behind his closed office door just so you understood. You just may find yourself patrolling parts of town that weren't the best for a very long time.You wouldn't necessarily see a day or afternoon shift for a while either.
As I found out there are good and not so good lawyers as well. As always there are some who go through the motions and take your money and a lot that will fight tooth and nail to get you off because they believe that every one they lose goes against them. Asking your local lawyers association for someone who is skilled in defending what for you need them for is a good idea. If you need pro bono ask anyway. Many lawyers will work for what the state or province pays just to defend you.
It sounds like the state of Florida has it stacked on the court's side. Their attorney can argue it two different ways but your attorney can only argue the case once? They drag a simple case of driving a motor bike on the sidewalk and not having a license on for a year?
No, your not wrong about the police being funded by the state. I'm more than a little curious though as to just who you think should be funding them. The fed's put money in, the states and towns put money in, and most of it comes out of the tax payers pockets. It's been that way since humans have found out that they didn't have to put up with crooks.
At least they have come a long way from the days when they hung you when you were 8 years old and stole a loaf of bread to survive or shipped you to a penal colony thousands of miles away.
As for the police having an attitude. As my wife put it once when someone asked her why. When you have a 14 year old, blonde haired and blue eyed boy who would be the pride of any parents in the back of a cruiser and he suddenly starts crying because he realized that he is an orphan because he had just murdered his grand mother and grand father and his parents as well as his brothers and sisters it's pretty hard not to have an attitude about the human race in general.
As she said, in that line of work you don't always meet the best people.
My argument is that you keep attacking the original poster. Why? He did his best, the lawyer tried and the only person who can judge if he did the job as well as he should have, is the man who is paying the fine and court costs.
He answered your questions and still you keep going on about it so that is why I said, you put yourself in his position and see if it turns out better for you.
I hope that you never have to. There is no joy in it at all.
I have posted many times before that if you get advice from the police, D.M.V. or anyone else make sure you have it in writing with a name and if possible a signature. I learned from my own hard experience that is all that holds up in court. Otherwise it is considered hearsay evidence. There is a good reason government offices don't tell you who provided the information. If it's wrong, they will hear about it and it won't be pleasant when it hit their desk{s}.
Steve.
