Welcome to the revamped 10 O'clock blog! We made a few changes to the format, added a counter and some great new links, and even included an option to be notified whenever there's a new posting. Pretty rad.
In an era where the imperialist whores have tried their damndest to obliterate our 10:00 sanity-sustaining ritual, we can now fight back in style. So fire up your most random stories, thoughts, politically-charged insults, and law-related questions, and let's kick the whores right in the mouth!
(I mean by blogging.)
In an era where the imperialist whores have tried their damndest to obliterate our 10:00 sanity-sustaining ritual, we can now fight back in style. So fire up your most random stories, thoughts, politically-charged insults, and law-related questions, and let's kick the whores right in the mouth!
(I mean by blogging.)
What "internet ban"?
2 comments:
WOW. Great re-start. It took about bloody long enough. Figured if two months of begging didn't work, nothing really would. Quick question...not really a legal one. Who the hell is Al Sooya. Oh. I just now got that. Hopefully, the droning from yesteryear won't decimate the vibe of this new project.
WHY TO VOTE REPUBLICAN
I have had the unpleasant expereince of dealing with government on a more personal level in the last couple weeks. Through these dealings, I have come to the realization that Government has attained an incomprehensible level of growth, to the point of over-burdening the populace. Because of my recent run-ins, I have come to the whole hearted opinion that the Democratic (party) world view, where government should be in every little aspect of our lives (education, healthcare, traffic violations) is insane. I hope to dissuade those preparing to vote for more government in our lives and hope to open their eyes to the reality of what freedom truly is and what it might bring.
I will try to break up my episodes into convenient bite-sized posts so that anyone that actually intends on reading and commenting will not be overwhelmed.
THE ISSUE:
In recent months, I have had several legal run-ins of a different variety than what I am used to. They were of the "traffic violation" kind. In an inexplicable turn of events, this once safe driver, who hadn't had any traffic violations in almost 5 years, was doled out two speeding tickets in a matter of weeks. Additionally, my wife, whom hasn't ever been pulled over, was cited with the classic: failure to obey a traffic signal, a.k.a. ran a red light.
After receipt of the original tickets, I did what every good natured attorney would do. Ranted and raved for hours on end about the wretched system that allows a police officer to pull me over for going 6 mph above the speed limit 59 minutes after school had been let out, but in a "school-zone", while drug dealers are conveniently peddling their wares to those same children, less than a block away, while attempting to get home, without the interference of this highly decorated officer.
As I was preparing to gather my funds to pay the violations, my wife, who regularly drives with the care of a grandmother and the speed of a tortoise, insisted that the system she had grown to love and respect was unfairly besmirching her good name. In an effort to protect the virtuous name of my wife, I decided that we would take the fight to the enemy and fight the government in court.
In an effort to help set the stage, I must first explain that the Government must prove its case "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt". This means that if a reasonable person has a question whether the violation actually occurred, then the government loses (not a technical definition, but one that is simple to understand). Additionally, in the State of Colorado, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to traffic court situations. As such, the "Judge", although still supposedly blind, is more of a mediator weighing both sides and attempting to come to a final decision. Finally, in the County of Denver, there is no prosecutor/solicitor/city attorney that handles the case. The Officer that cited the driver gets on the stand to prove his/her case.
Add to this the daunting task of going before the court in an effort to fight a violation and a seemingly easy task becomes fairly difficult for the average person.
I will break my diatribe down into four parts to be delivered at a later date and time. I will explain in excruciating detail the travails I underwent, the secrets to fighting a traffic violation, and my conclusion to the whole fiasco known as the SYSTEM.
Stay tunded for Chapter 1 - The Trial of the Red.
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