Man Fighting Ticket Will Get Prison Time Instead

mimo2005 · 02-25-2007, 12:33 AM

AP) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. A 42-year-old man is facing up to four years in prison for allegedly lying to beat a $215 traffic ticket.

A San Mateo County jury convicted Andrew Bamberg Friday of felony perjury and preparing false evidence for traffic court.

Bamberg was ticketed in 2004 for allegedly running a stop sign in Redwood City.

Prosecutors accused him of presenting photographs in court from a different intersection and later lying about the photos.

A lawyer for Bamberg says the officer who issued the ticket wrote down the wrong intersection.

http://cbs2.com/watercooler/local_story_055194713.html

**Joefireline** · 02-25-2007, 05:35 AM

Why can't they ever just stick to the law? That way you stay fine-less, and free.

JohnthePilot · 02-25-2007, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joefireline

Why can't they ever just stick to the law? That way you stay fine-less, and free.

"If you can't do the time, don't do the crime"

Or at least, if you've broken the law take the consequences. We've had a couple of cases in the UK of people going to extreme lengths to evade £60 speeding charges and ending up with prison sentences. Better to have paid the fine in the first place.

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mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Man Fighting Ticket Will Get Prison Time Instead AP) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. A 42-year-old man is facing up to four years in prison for allegedly lying to beat a $215 traffic ticket. A San Mateo County jury convicted Andrew Bamberg Friday of felony perjury and preparing false evidence for traffic court. Bamberg was ticketed in 2004 for allegedly running a stop sign in Redwood City. Prosecutors accused him of presenting photographs in court from a different intersection and later lying about the photos. A lawyer for Bamberg says the officer who issued the ticket wrote down the wrong intersection. http://cbs2.com/watercooler/local_story_055194713.html __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Why can't they ever just stick to the law? That way you stay fine-less, and free.