הצעה: טאלל בוט'ס אין די שטעטעלע Tuxedo
פארעפענטליכט: דינסטאג ינואר 31, 2012 2:33 pm
איך האב באקימען די אימעל שוין ארום געשיקט פון רעכיל און צי מעכיל א שיינע פאר מאל שוין אן די ארגענינעלע נאמען פינעם שרייבער אבער איך מיין ס'איז גיט נא זאל דער עולם זיך לאזן הערן.
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Proposed Tuxedo Toll Booths
As a lifelong Orange County resident and long-time driver, I’m wondering why hasn’t anyone thought of this before: A toll booth on Route 17M in the town of Tuxedo.
See, it appears that Tuxedo is a cash-strapped town that can use all it can get from passing motorists. So instead of ticketing passing motorists left and right, simply charge a flat rate for passing by and without cheating anyone.
I’m a NY State licensed driver with an over 15 year clean record; no violations whatsoever.
I was therefore quite upset when I was ticketed for no reason, on the eve of Black Friday, when passing the notorious place.
My first court experience in the Tuxedo courtroom was disheartening. The room was filled to capacity. Officers began calling the defendants to negotiate out of court and agree to a plea deal. Everyone in the room plead guilty to a lesser charge and were let go after agreeing to pay the fines imposed on them.
It was clear that the police, clerk, and judge were not after anyone’s safety or record, but after everyone’s money. They simply needed the funds!
Call me naïve, I could not get myself to plea guilty on an offense that I did not commit, so I declined the offer.
At the end I was the only person left that did not accept the plea deal and went on trial with the cop.
The judge, listening to both of us, said that while she views us both credible, finds me guilty, because she believes the policeman's version.
So much for American freedom of innocent until proven guilty!
I believe that this system is corrupt. Why waste people's time and energy if all they want is their money? Wouldn’t it be easier and more ethical to just set a toll both? Let them charge everyone so that the town of Tuxedo can sustain itself and provide all the wonderful services to the local citizens.
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Proposed Tuxedo Toll Booths
As a lifelong Orange County resident and long-time driver, I’m wondering why hasn’t anyone thought of this before: A toll booth on Route 17M in the town of Tuxedo.
See, it appears that Tuxedo is a cash-strapped town that can use all it can get from passing motorists. So instead of ticketing passing motorists left and right, simply charge a flat rate for passing by and without cheating anyone.
I’m a NY State licensed driver with an over 15 year clean record; no violations whatsoever.
I was therefore quite upset when I was ticketed for no reason, on the eve of Black Friday, when passing the notorious place.
My first court experience in the Tuxedo courtroom was disheartening. The room was filled to capacity. Officers began calling the defendants to negotiate out of court and agree to a plea deal. Everyone in the room plead guilty to a lesser charge and were let go after agreeing to pay the fines imposed on them.
It was clear that the police, clerk, and judge were not after anyone’s safety or record, but after everyone’s money. They simply needed the funds!
Call me naïve, I could not get myself to plea guilty on an offense that I did not commit, so I declined the offer.
At the end I was the only person left that did not accept the plea deal and went on trial with the cop.
The judge, listening to both of us, said that while she views us both credible, finds me guilty, because she believes the policeman's version.
So much for American freedom of innocent until proven guilty!
I believe that this system is corrupt. Why waste people's time and energy if all they want is their money? Wouldn’t it be easier and more ethical to just set a toll both? Let them charge everyone so that the town of Tuxedo can sustain itself and provide all the wonderful services to the local citizens.