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ChiefsFanatic · 09:36 AM

I think I need to hire a lawyer for my 16 year old son who got a speeding ticket for going 34 in a 20 school zone.

It is a church school that he didn't realize was a school, and on the description on the ticket, the officer clocked him before he was even 10 feet into the school zone. And he was sitting there waiting for a high school kid, because high school had just let out. I have literally driven down this road over 50,000 times in my life, at all times of day and year, and have never seen cop checking speed in this school zone.

The cop could have seen how nervous my son was, and been understanding about his lack of knowledge of the school, but he wasn't.

So, I need to hire a lawyer, and thought I would ask here first.

If you are not a lawyer, maybe you could recommend someone.

Thanks,

ChiefsFanatic

stlchiefs · 10-09-2009, 07:28 PM

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I don't want to take it to court. I just want it reduced so it will not appear as a speeding ticket on his record.

If anyone thinks that I want to fight it, that is not the case. He did it. He is guilty.

Yes you can pay an attorney to plead the ticket down to a non-moving, but it's going to cost you at least double the cost of paying the ticket so weigh the necessity of this. In KC, MO it takes an attorney these days, they won't even talk to non-attorneys. It has been stated that Blue Springs may be different and it's worth a call to the prosecuting attorney's office and to see what they will offer you, they may or may not talk to you.

Jewish Rabbi · 10-09-2009, 07:29 PM

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My point is that, although he did speed in a school zone, it is not a public school, it is a church that happens to have a "school" but only looks like a church, and my son didn't realize that he was speeding. He had his seatbelt on, had his insurance card with him, and was otherwise being a good driver.

Those statements kinda contradict themselves, don't they? He was paying so much attention that he had no idea what his speed was, or the speed limit, but other than that, he was being a good driver.

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Yes there was a sign, and my dumbass kid should have seen it, and slowed down. I do not dispute that in the least.

I think it was just a revenue grab, and not actual policing to make anything safer.

Father of the year material right here, folks.

sedated · 10-09-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I don't want to take it to court. I just want it reduced so it will not appear as a speeding ticket on his record.

then open the phonebook and get a lawyer.

even if someone on CP was a lawyer, chances are its not in Blue Springs.

The thread seemed to imply that the cop was in the wrong and you wanted to fight it, and I'm sure that's why some people are going off. Starting a thread saying, essentially, that your kid got a speeding ticket and you want it reduced to a non-moving violation (something that occurs in every court in america about eleventy trillion times a day) seems a little odd, even for the offseason.

sedated · 10-09-2009, 07:34 PM

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Father of the year material right here, folks.

wha? for calling his own kid a dumbass? after the kid did something dumb?

some people really go over the top on the intarweb.

ChiefsFanatic · 10-09-2009, 07:41 PM

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then open the phonebook and get a lawyer.

even if someone on CP was a lawyer, chances are its not in Blue Springs.

The thread seemed to imply that the cop was in the wrong and you wanted to fight it, and I'm sure that's why some people are going off. Starting a thread saying, essentially, that your kid got a speeding ticket and you want it reduced to a non-moving violation (something that occurs in every court in america about eleventy trillion times a day) seems a little odd, even for the offseason.

I just thought that if I was going to pay someone, it might as well be someone from the Planet. Just like using a member's wife as my mortgage broker, etc.

**Bwana** · 10-09-2009, 07:42 PM

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You arrogant son of a bitch. It's real easy to step up on your soapbox and preach the law. How many times have you sped through a school zone and not gotten a ticket? How many times has it been because of your affiliation with the police? As if you or anyone in your family has never committed a similar infraction.

You don't have to bitch about it though since you guys are so well known for looking out for your own. I'd love to see national statistics on the amount of speeding tickets written to police officers that are off duty. I'm CONFIDENT it's the lowest ratio of any profession on the face of the Earth.

It's real easy to walk around pointing your finger when you play by a different set of rules. And don't think for one ****ing second that I didn't understand the underlying, threatening tone when you told him you were forwarding the contents of this thread to the BSPD. If they even remotely **** with him, I'll assume this is the reason and personally fly out to testify on his behalf when he sues their ****ing asses yellow.

You're not better than him. Congratulations on not knowing how to handle the power you're given. You're the worst kind of cop there is. Youtube videos are posted everyday of guys with your same mentality.

Indeed, what a ****en cockroach.

ChiefsFanatic · 10-09-2009, 07:43 PM

And, after looking at my initial post and my comments about Blue Springs cops, I will admit that they were pretty harsh. NOT UNTRUE, just harsh.

sedated · 10-09-2009, 07:43 PM

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I just thought that if I was going to pay someone, it might as well be someone from the Planet. Just like using a member's wife as my mortgage broker, etc.

hey, I don't blame you. just an observation of the backlash.

and I wouldn't trust any of these nutjobs with my money

4th and Long · 10-09-2009, 07:44 PM

Stay tuned next week for, "As The Planet Turns."

Pioli Zombie · 10-09-2009, 07:45 PM

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And, after looking at my initial post and my comments about Blue Springs cops, I will admit that they were pretty harsh. NOT UNTRUE, just harsh.

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ChiefsFanatic · 10-09-2009, 07:46 PM

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Ya think??????
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You just quoted my post on the subject, didn't you?

sedated · 10-09-2009, 07:51 PM

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wtf? are you the father of 4 cops or something? all non-cops hate cops, so fuk off.

**Saulbadguy** · 10-09-2009, 07:54 PM

Same thing happened to me once. I just went in front of the judge and told him my story, and it got reduced to inattentive driving and my insurance didn't go up (I was 19).

JohninGpt · 10-09-2009, 07:54 PM

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wtf? are you the father of 4 cops or something? all non-cops hate cops, so fuk off.

No, he's the son of four cops, all male.
And God of Thunder, you are out of your little pond.

Paniero · 10-09-2009, 07:56 PM

Update your son's driver's license at your insurance company's website, making it one digit off. They won't be able to pull an MVR and will get a no hit report, buying some time. Most companies will not charge you until your renewal, and then only for three years. The longer you can delay the start of the surcharge, the closer you are to finishing it.

10-09-2009, 03:19 PM
ChiefsFanatic DeadPunisher Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014 Casino cash: $179205	Are there any actual lawyers on ChiefsPlanet? I think I need to hire a lawyer for my 16 year old son who got a speeding ticket for going 34 in a 20 school zone. It is a church school that he didn't realize was a school, and on the description on the ticket, the officer clocked him before he was even 10 feet into the school zone. And he was sitting there waiting for a high school kid, because high school had just let out. I have literally driven down this road over 50,000 times in my life, at all times of day and year, and have never seen cop checking speed in this school zone. The cop could have seen how nervous my son was, and been understanding about his lack of knowledge of the school, but he wasn't. So, I need to hire a lawyer, and thought I would ask here first. If you are not a lawyer, maybe you could recommend someone. Thanks, ChiefsFanatic Last edited by ChiefsFanatic; 10-14-2009 at 09:36 AM..
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10-09-2009, 07:43 PM	#82
ChiefsFanatic DeadPunisher Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014 Casino cash: $179205	And, after looking at my initial post and my comments about Blue Springs cops, I will admit that they were pretty harsh. NOT UNTRUE, just harsh.
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10-09-2009, 07:44 PM	#84
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10-09-2009, 07:54 PM	#88
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $736966	Same thing happened to me once. I just went in front of the judge and told him my story, and it got reduced to inattentive driving and my insurance didn't go up (I was 19).
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10-09-2009, 07:56 PM	#90
Paniero Chief Boot Knocker Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $8896756	Update your son's driver's license at your insurance company's website, making it one digit off. They won't be able to pull an MVR and will get a no hit report, buying some time. Most companies will not charge you until your renewal, and then only for three years. The longer you can delay the start of the surcharge, the closer you are to finishing it.
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