The cab driver got a ticket. The officer clocked him at 95 in a 60 on the freeway.
He asked to speak with a prosecutor.
His defense: he had a fare that was late for a flight, and was going to give him a huge tip if he got that family from the downtown hotel to the airport quickly. When the officer pulled him over, it took too long for the officer to run his license and issue the ticket, so the family missed the flight. They did not tip him at all.
He reasoned it was only fair that the ticket be dismissed because of that - after all, it was the "police's fault" he did not make it on time and get the money.
The prosecutor asked if the guy seriously thought it was OK for anyone to break the law just because someone was paying him to do it. He did not like that response, and demanded a jury trial.
Bet he gets the max from the jury with that defense.
He asked to speak with a prosecutor.
His defense: he had a fare that was late for a flight, and was going to give him a huge tip if he got that family from the downtown hotel to the airport quickly. When the officer pulled him over, it took too long for the officer to run his license and issue the ticket, so the family missed the flight. They did not tip him at all.
He reasoned it was only fair that the ticket be dismissed because of that - after all, it was the "police's fault" he did not make it on time and get the money.
The prosecutor asked if the guy seriously thought it was OK for anyone to break the law just because someone was paying him to do it. He did not like that response, and demanded a jury trial.
Bet he gets the max from the jury with that defense.
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