I got a courtesy notice in the mail today
$456.00 (no traffic school)
$531.00 + traffic school fee (with traffic school)
I called the police department that issued the ticket. They couldnt dismiss it over the phone. I have to go in person, theres a 50/50 chance it could get dismissed on the spot (girl on thephone was cool), if not im going to go to court on June 15
I refuse to just bend over grab my ankles and get sodomized by the government. If im going out, im going out fighting. Imagine how many people just suck it up and pay it and not ask questions. Its your constitutional right as an American to question authority, defy it, challenge it, and not be its bitch.
In the event that im found guilty, I will file for economic hardship, and try to get community service or caltrans or something dumb like that, but im not paying half a months rent because some pencil pusher for the city decided it was a good idea to install these red light cameras to extort revenue for the city.
if camcorders are allowed in the courtroom i would video tape the proceedings. I got my case figured out, and everything, im prepared to hit them from multiple angles.