Actually i when i did my trial by declaration. i originally found this section of law in the calfornia veh. code 40803 section a, b, and c. its pretty long so i wont copy and paste it. I dont have any issues with the police and have 2 friends who are cops, but i dont believe in cops who overstep boundries. in my case, i was given a ticket for traveling 8 miles over the speed limit, but was not shown his radar reading, and on the ticket it was stated 11 miles over and on the traffic i was the only car on the road for over a mile. how did i know this? i was on top of a hill coming down and i can see over clearly in the distance that i was the only car. as such the basic speed law was not broken.

in fact attend court appearances during 2 days off from work since my fishing trip had been canceled due to so cal's storms. anyways, i found that in the cases that i went to, the 2 police officers who showed up for other people's cases did not have their radars calibrated. it also upsets me when hearsay comes into play the officer gets the full weight as in 3 cases. i believe that most of the cops do give legitimate tickets. however, i also feel its a lot of the process to defend oneself is pure bs. here's how it goes - A. cop accuses me of something and makes me sign on the ticket, B. i take time off to go to court to say i'm innocent or pay the fine. C. when court date comes around, i have to take time off work in which normal people are not paid or have to use their leave/sick days to make it, the police however, is paid even for his time in court. he may not be paid extra, but he's getting his normal pay so for him its a normal days work.

here's the bigger catch in so cal (orange county, california specifically Irvine court house), if you go to court, and if you lose your case, the court may tack on an additional fee to you. How do i know this? the bailiff state so at the beginning of the court day. this statement also intimidates the public from showing up. if you dont believe me then attend the morning court session.

a cop or lawyer may say if they're innocent they will fight to the death in court, but normal people have anxieties, nervousness, and not educated in a courtroom setting. now to throw in a statement that if they lose they will be fined more.

and as for suing the police. i read the persons statement above and the newspapers were in fact interested, and that the speed trap vehicle code did in fact apply my case and this city's roads.

what are your thoughts?