MM>                                               Funny how a break at
 MM> whatever level comes back to haunt too frequently.
Some people are hard to figure out. Which ones will comply with a little 
nudge, and which ones require a 2 x 4. I had a system that worked fairly well 
for me on minor traffic violations, ones that I didn't really know whether I 
wanted to write a ticket or a warning. They both are written on the same form 
here, and the only difference is a couple of check marks and the assignment 
of a court date. Mr. Chip On His Shoulder and Mrs. Big Mouth almost always 
got the extra check marks and the court date. Mr. or Mrs. Pleasant Person who 
showed some remorse and indicated they would be more carefull usually got the 
warning. Most were happy when they understood they were just getting a 
warning, but some of them lost their pleasant attitude when they understood 
it was a written warning, not a verbal warning. Well, you know how easy it is 
to add those couple of check marks and the court date. It's real hard to give 
some people a break. Some folks just almost demand the max.
I read in another echo about a speeding ticket, 47 in a 40, but the officer 
had a circle around 55 at the bottom of the ticket. The lady said she was 
only going 51 and wondered if she should go to court. In Oklahoma, the 7 over 
would be a minimum fine and would not go on the State Official Driving 
Record. It's not hard to figure out what the officer was trying to do for the 
lady. Here, if she goes to court the charge is amended to 55 in a 40 in most 
cases, the amount she was actually over the speed limit. I don't know if she 
went to court or not, but this is another good example of folks who almost 
refuse to take a break. Some people are just hard to figure out.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
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