boogercounty
New member
.....sometimes, the tickets written by Forest service LEO's or Conservation Agents are written for such petty violations, with a small fine, that they are not worth fighting in court.
And I think therein lies the reason for them writing this type of ticket.
The citation may be based on such shaky grounds, that it would never stand up in court, BUT, if the fine is small enough, the defendent will probably not contest it.
Think about it.
You miss a couple of days of work, hiring and talking to an attorney. At this point, you already have several hundred dollars invested, in lost work, and attorney's fees.
After preparation, you go to court. But, you STILL stand a chance of losing and paying a fine and costs. (Having a lawyer does not guarantee that you will be acquitted.)
If you lose, you will think to yourself, "I should have just paid the fine and costs, and been done with it. It would have been a lot cheaper."
Your friends will say, "You should have just paid the fine and costs. It would have been a lot cheaper!!"
If you don't fight the ticket, though, they will have won by default. Not because they had a good, solid case, but because you could not afford to fight it.
Again, I think that is the reason a lot of tickets are written. It will be expensive enough to feel it, but cheap enough that you can't afford to fight it.
And I think therein lies the reason for them writing this type of ticket.
The citation may be based on such shaky grounds, that it would never stand up in court, BUT, if the fine is small enough, the defendent will probably not contest it.
Think about it.
You miss a couple of days of work, hiring and talking to an attorney. At this point, you already have several hundred dollars invested, in lost work, and attorney's fees.
After preparation, you go to court. But, you STILL stand a chance of losing and paying a fine and costs. (Having a lawyer does not guarantee that you will be acquitted.)
If you lose, you will think to yourself, "I should have just paid the fine and costs, and been done with it. It would have been a lot cheaper."
Your friends will say, "You should have just paid the fine and costs. It would have been a lot cheaper!!"
If you don't fight the ticket, though, they will have won by default. Not because they had a good, solid case, but because you could not afford to fight it.
Again, I think that is the reason a lot of tickets are written. It will be expensive enough to feel it, but cheap enough that you can't afford to fight it.