Speeding ticket

[Barbwire]

Was he?...(Of course this depends on how much over the speed limit & endangerment if present) but "his" job at many cases is to use common sense. There are circumstances which they should consider especially if the individual has no tickets, a good citizen, etc. Obviously the LEO didn't want to be at work, having a bad day, or etc....but it wasn't the OP's fault in that respect. And by this LEO issuing a ticket without an explanation or companion of any sort, gives the people a bad taste for the whole law enforcement agencies which isn't good for anyone.
For example my wife actually got a ticket for a headlight being out that just went out at the restaurant we ate that evening. And on the journey home less than 10 minutes, and officer didn't want to hear that the light just went out.....that's the common sense factor. Yes, that give me fuel for resentment for the Canton PD.....not worth the $20 ticket to take a half day off work to go to court. But I did talk with the CO on this which he was very pleasant to talk with....but I still had to pay the ticket.

And just to say I do 100% support all our LEOs; they risk their lives daily to protect us!!!......I have (3) law enforcement officers in my family.

Of course LEO considers how much over the speed limit and past history so what makes you think that he did not? I am sure the OP did not say how fast he was going and what the posted limit was or did he? I would love to see a copy of his ticket with the personal info covered up. He says he was speeding so that is breaking the law, is it not? Maybe the OP maybe has a history of breaking the law. Maybe there was an accident that killed someonr that occurred there that morning and the officer was being diligent and DOING HIS JOB. I know I would.

Yes I would try to cut some folks some slack as to not affect their insurance but I would still write the ticket if it was excessive speeding and who decides that, you or the officer? Where does it say that the cop did not want to be there How do you know that the officer wrote the ticket " without an explanation or companion of any sort"? Also how do know that " Obviously the LEO didn't want to be at work, having a bad day, or etc....but it wasn't the OP's fault in that respect."
Were you there lurking behind the orange barrels maybe trying to be a wannabe cop yourself?

Yep, I understand the part about the headlight going out on the journey home but I am sure the officer hears that just about every day. I probably would not like it either but realistly the officer has no way of knowing that it blew or had been blown for days or weeks. Maybe all officers are supposed to take your word for it. I am sure that would "be the common sense factor"!! He is doing his job.
If you are guilty and the OP said he was, then accept the ticket and go on. It does not hurt to try to get the speed down as to not affect insurance but like the song says, "If you can't do the time, then don't do the crime."

 

[timbgtm]

 

[palmettomoon]

No workers present. No work happening. It's like that stretch of I-75 in Ashburn where the fat piece of shyte State Patrol and Turner County Sheriff sergeant work. There hasn't been a shovel full of dirt turned or swept up in ten years but those fat pieces of shyte are still there.....writing tickets extorting money from motorists for "speeding" in a "construction zone." **** the poleece.

 

[fslc94]

No workers present. No work happening. It's like that stretch of I-75 in Ashburn where the fat piece of shyte State Patrol and Turner County Sheriff sergeant work. There hasn't been a shovel full of dirt turned or swept up in ten years but those fat pieces of shyte are still there.....writing tickets extorting money from motorists for "speeding" in a "construction zone." **** the poleece.

I knew I liked you.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

Go to court and explain to the judge or prosecutor that there was no construction going on at that time. They may reduce it or throw it out. Can't hurt.

The system counts on all these bootlicking sheep to just pay the fine and move along. If There wasn't any construction going on and you weren't driving dangerously then there's no victim here. Hopefully the judge or prosecutor will have more sense than the cop.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

You DO know that most traffic accidents occur within a few miles of your home, right?

Damn, I would move if I was him.

 

[Joshua223]

Got a speeding through construction zone ticket by Acworth revenue generators. On Saturday with no work going on. Been driving through there for twenty years and know they set there, but had gone to get my wife's prescriptions and some some stuff for me as I was extremely ill and was having a coughing attack and didn't slow in time. Made no difference to him, just more money. Do I suck it up and pay it or what.

Were you charged extra for speeding in a working zone or just a driving over the normal speed limit?

 

[Barbwire]

They just started this

That's my feeling about it. It wasn't intentional, I was sick and less than a half mile from home. No common sense or empathy. Just caught me when I was ill. Low hanging fruit I guess. Had lots of friends in law enforcement over the years, but not so much now.

OP, I sure would like to see your ticket with the personal info covered up. Be sure I can see the date please.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Correction: It's about 3X more motor vehicle deaths than murders.
40,000 vs. 14,000.

(I don't count all "gun deaths" because the super-majority of those are suicides.)

https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/safety-topics/fatality-estimates

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/16/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

 

[Liner46]

Of course LEO considers how much over the speed limit and past history so what makes you think that he did not? I am sure the OP did not say how fast he was going and what the posted limit was or did he? I would love to see a copy of his ticket with the personal info covered up. He says he was speeding so that is breaking the law, is it not? Maybe the OP maybe has a history of breaking the law. Maybe there was an accident that killed someonr that occurred there that morning and the officer was being diligent and DOING HIS JOB. I know I would.

Yes I would try to cut some folks some slack as to not affect their insurance but I would still write the ticket if it was excessive speeding and who decides that, you or the officer? Where does it say that the cop did not want to be there How do you know that the officer wrote the ticket " without an explanation or companion of any sort"? Also how do know that " Obviously the LEO didn't want to be at work, having a bad day, or etc....but it wasn't the OP's fault in that respect."
Were you there lurking behind the orange barrels maybe trying to be a wannabe cop yourself?

Yep, I understand the part about the headlight going out on the journey home but I am sure the officer hears that just about every day. I probably would not like it either but realistly the officer has no way of knowing that it blew or had been blown for days or weeks. Maybe all officers are supposed to take your word for it. I am sure that would "be the common sense factor"!! He is doing his job.
If you are guilty and the OP said he was, then accept the ticket and go on. It does not hurt to try to get the speed down as to not affect insurance but like the song says, "If you can't do the time, then don't do the crime."

Sorry if I struck a nerve here....but neither of us were there to confirm either way.....I was just stating. No harm intended here. And I have no desire of being a cop....the respect of cops doesn't exist anymore!!!

 

[Barbwire]

Sorry if I struck a nerve here....but neither of us were there to confirm either way.....I was just stating. No harm intended here. And I have no desire of being a cop....the respect of cops doesn't exist anymore!!!

You did not strike a nerve at all. Just the facts.