Radar Question

[Needin' Tires]

Now I know this subject has been talked about MANY times, but I learned something new(maybe?)

My friend got pulled over for speeding. Doesn't matter how much over, he got clocked on radar.

Now here's the deal, he went to court to fight it by himself. He just asked where the proof of his car speeding was. He questioned how the officer knew it was his car and not some other car? Yes, he was in light traffic, but not so sparse that he was alone.

Since there was no physical evidence (such as video tape), it was dismissed, because the court CANNOT take the word of a cop over a normal person.

Just wondering on any of your thoughts??

Rob

[firecop]

BS, the radar itself is evidence of his speeding. It's not the officer who's calculating the speed it's the radar unit. The officer testifies to his operation of the unit and his observations of the offender's vehicle.

[MrDude_1]

umm.

see theres this thing called reality.



while it would be all nice and stuff if you could get off on somthing as stupidly nit-picky and technical as that, its not going to happen.

if you watch carefully, and you're lucky, you might see the judges face smirk for a half second as he stiffles a laugh.
if your not lucky, his brow will furrow as he has to hear about another pissed off kid who got cought speeding and doesnt want to pay the ticket.

that shiznit doesnt fly.

and while this is sad, its true... the officers word in a traffic case holds more weight then yours.

[TC]

The proof IS in the officer's testimony. And I'm sorry, but an officer's word will be taken over a citizen's any day of the week. I'll tell you why. The judges see citizens lie their asses off on a daily basis in their courtrooms. I'm not talking discreet lies either. We're talking WHOPPERS. Also, you must consider that the defendants have something to lose in the case, the officer does not. If the defendant gets off, big deal, the officer did his/her part. That gives the officer far less of a need to be dishonest than Joe Blow with a speeding ticket.

Also, you don't need physical evidence when dealing with a radar citation. The officer's testimony IS the physical evidence.