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It would be a good thing that you kid try to get you off on a ticket that you properly deserved. Assumming that you are really guilty. Because if he is able to get you off, it means that the police or leagal system is violating or has violated THE LAW.
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Sorry, that is called anarchy, not law. Getting away with something doesn't mean you are not guilty, just that you were not convicted. And failure to convict doesn't mean the officer/courts broke the law, oppressed you, or deprived you of your rights: it only means
they failed to convict a criminal. You still did the crime, all you did was get away with it. This time.
The law isn't perfect.
Sometimes in this country the rich, famous, or political elite get away with it. But the 'weak and oppressed' often get away with things as well, as any parole officer, policeman, lawyer, or judge can attest. While it isn't perfect, and sometimes lets people down, it is the most effective defense the weak have (unless you really think Darwin got it all wrong
). Look to any country with weak court systems: The rich, powerful, and politically elite
always get away with it, including land theft from poor farmers, murder of political opponents, theft of money from disaster relief government funds, kidnap and rape of juveniles, illegal lumber and mining operations in national forests, people smuggling, slavery, and quite literally piracy on the high seas (several hundred ships, not little private boats, pirated away last year alone).
One last point to ponder. Every successful attempt to get away with a crime, large or small, weakens this legal defense system by destroying trust and confidence in the system.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, law enforcement, probation, etc. professional, just a firm believer that the alternative to order is disorder - laws provide a semblance of order.