rjd970
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...thinking about not paying it, because I was not the one driving.
The photos only show my car before, during, and after the red light was run and there is a website I can access to see an mpeg of this serious crime. The problem, as I see it, is nowhere is it shown me behind the wheel, only my license plate, and they are sending me the ticket based on the car's registration. Now, I know for a fact that I wasn't driving because the time stamp on the photos and video is a time when I was at work. Multiple people have access to this vehicle, which in my mind, shows reasonable doubt.
I plan on bringing my timecard to court to show I wasn't there, but it is immaterial as far as I am concerned. The constitution affords my the right to face my accuser, which in this case is an electronic camera. Amazingly, the citation says this camera has a name and badge number, but they never pulled anyone over and have no idea who was actually driving. I mean, when an officer pulls someone over and issues a citation they issue to the driver of the vehicle, not the registered owner, right? How is this any different? Without my picture, there is no way the city can prove its case, right?
This whole thing stinks of a revenue generating scam. I would appreciate the opinion of anybody with legal expertise on here. It is only a $100 fine, but I think I have a case, and just out of principle I will appeal this thing until I get a jury trial.
The photos only show my car before, during, and after the red light was run and there is a website I can access to see an mpeg of this serious crime. The problem, as I see it, is nowhere is it shown me behind the wheel, only my license plate, and they are sending me the ticket based on the car's registration. Now, I know for a fact that I wasn't driving because the time stamp on the photos and video is a time when I was at work. Multiple people have access to this vehicle, which in my mind, shows reasonable doubt.
I plan on bringing my timecard to court to show I wasn't there, but it is immaterial as far as I am concerned. The constitution affords my the right to face my accuser, which in this case is an electronic camera. Amazingly, the citation says this camera has a name and badge number, but they never pulled anyone over and have no idea who was actually driving. I mean, when an officer pulls someone over and issues a citation they issue to the driver of the vehicle, not the registered owner, right? How is this any different? Without my picture, there is no way the city can prove its case, right?
This whole thing stinks of a revenue generating scam. I would appreciate the opinion of anybody with legal expertise on here. It is only a $100 fine, but I think I have a case, and just out of principle I will appeal this thing until I get a jury trial.