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In response to "Damn right. Or, ya know...just suck it up because you know he was speeding." by Jim

He paid the ticket. He didn't interfere with anybody or affect anybody's existence in any way. He exercised his constitutional right to express

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Sep 15 '15, 12:39

himself (whether anyone likes what he said or not). That doesn't permit him to be harassed.

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See your definition of harrassed and mine seem to differ here. Making him come to court to settle up his ticket doesn't equal harassment to me. nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:41 7
- If it's not harassment, it's close. The only reason the defendant had to come to court was to be told how much he sucks. -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 13:05 1
  - it is just another in a long line of examples of someone abusing their authority. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 15, 13:07
- Let's take a slightly different hypothetical. You drive through a red light where there's a camera and the camera shows a picture that you have a - pmb Sep 15, 12:51 1
  - Dude, I completely understand what you're saying...I just don't agree. No big whoop. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 13:02
- Since he paid the ticket, it's harassment. You have the option to plead guilty and pay your ticket. He did that. Making him come to court so he can - pmb Sep 15, 12:46 2
  - You don't always have the option of pleading guilty and paying the ticket. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 12:48 1
    - Unless there is something beyond a moving violation where there is a chance for jail time or the amount of the fine is not fixed, you generally do. - pmb Sep 15, 12:52

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