I Fought the Law

Jesus broke the law. So did George Washington. You did, too, and we want to hear about it.

I Fought the Law
uPick

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I got a speeding ticket when I was 17. Thanks to Mass's new law at the time, I would have lost my license for the entire summer. I went to court to argue the ticket; I gave my spiel and the cop gave his. The court magistrate decided I was guilty. I decided to appeal it. He got all the way through the paperwork, we even had a date and time set for the appeal, when he stopped and asked the trooper if I had been to court before. He said no. The magistrate turned to me and asked, “Did you do Mock Trial?” I had. It turned out the guy had been my law coach a while back. He only found me guilty because he thought he recognized me from being in court all the time. After clearing it with the trooper he turned back to me, and while ripping all the other paperwork up, said “I am going to find you not guilty. Have a great day.”

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