Regarding the decision issued by the Municipal Court in case number xxxx dated June 1, 2007, I am filing the following within the legal timeframe:
OBJECTION
Under the aforementioned decision, I have been found guilty of violating (state the specific violation and relevant section of the law) and sentenced to (state the penalty). I am submitting this objection against said decision based on the following grounds.
Statement of Facts
A detailed explanation isn't strictly required by law, but if you feel there’s a specific point worth addressing, you should probably include it. You might also want to suggest witnesses who could back up your claims, or perhaps attach some documentation—maybe something to argue for a lighter sentence if you feel the current one is just unfair.
Name ________________
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So, I guess this is roughly how an objection should look... at least based on what I managed to find online.
I mean, sure, but he actually wrote "hand-delivered" in the comments section of the citation 🙂 damn... I think since he took my registration and driver’s license and just handed me the ticket directly... what else am I supposed to do? Should I even bother sending anything in?
And on his end, he recorded that I "refused to sign."
But if I don't file an appeal within the deadline, won't I lose my rights in this situation?
- I didn't sign anything. - Yeah, the officer just pulled me over out of nowhere... flashing his lights while my window was only halfway down. - I think I probably need to file a formal appeal and a complaint about the officer's conduct separately. Is there a lawyer in here who knows how to submit that properly? - Do you guys really think I shouldn't include an explanation?
So, I have a question for any lawyers or anyone with some "experience" here 😉
To avoid repeating the whole story, I’ve tried to draft an appeal. I’m hoping someone could help me with the specific details and the general format, because I’ve honestly never written anything like this before...
Thanks
FORMAL COMPLAINT/OFFICIAL GRIEVANCE TO THE CHIEF
Regarding citation number: xxx-xxxxx---xxxxxx-xx/07 dated 06/01/2007 Regarding the conduct of officer: Badge Number: XXXXX
Los Angeles Police Department, Dug Sello Police Department
I was driving toward a railroad crossing behind a car with local plates. I didn't notice the warning lights flashing. Since the vehicle ahead of me had already crossed the tracks (which are over 30 feet long), I noticed the strobe lights from a police cruiser moving toward the crossing, heading toward the city. After pulling up alongside the patrol car—not really knowing what was happening—the officer opened his window and told me to pull off onto a side road. I did exactly what I was told and stepped out of my vehicle. The officer walked up to my car and asked for my registration and driver's license.
I handed over my documents, and the officer claimed my headlights weren't on, stating the fine was $100 (the lights were indeed off) and then added that I had crossed the tracks while the warning lights were flashing, which carries a thousand-dollar fine.
In total shock, I told him I just hadn't seen the flashing warning signals. The officer basically told me he didn't care and sat back in his car, leaving me standing there on the road by my vehicle. Surprised by how dismissive this official was being, I politely tried to explain once more that at the moment I approached the crossing, I DID NOT see the lights on. I also mentioned that the crossing is quite long and difficult to navigate due to the potholes and multiple sets of tracks; maybe the lights triggered just as I was passing, but I couldn't see them, and even if I had, I certainly couldn't have performed any sudden maneuvers on the tracks themselves.
The officer was completely unyielding and refused to comment further. I’m not even sure if he was officially on duty, because there was a woman in civilian clothes sitting in the passenger seat with a purse on her lap, and the officer seemed to be chatting with her several times, so the officer's conduct seems pretty questionable to me. Once I got the citation, I looked it over and realized there wasn't actually a charge for the headlights being off (even though they were), so I guess the officer "forgave" me for that part? To be honest, I think that's a pretty disgraceful way for a public official to handle things in a country governed by the rule of law.
I was actually on my way to an interview at Google (you can verify this with the company) and because of this, I missed my meeting with the owner. Since the officer didn't write me up for the headlights (again, I assume he let that slide), and given that whether the warning lights were actually on when I crossed those 30-plus feet of potholed track is highly debatable—and I am prepared to call witnesses to testify to that—I believe I have suffered significant financial harm. I lost the chance to attend a job interview I traveled all the way from Phoenix for, and this job is my livelihood, just as much as my driver's license is. Therefore, I am submitting this formal complaint regarding the citation and a grievance regarding the officer's conduct to the Chief....
When I look at how our healthcare system actually operates—between the sheer inefficiency of the services and all the corruption and organized crime embedded in the medical industry... honestly, I’d rather just be cremated. I mean, even if that doesn't actually help anyone (and might even make things worse), I'd much prefer that over being torn apart by whoever wants to get their hands on me.
Megan Reed said:Well, you know, if you just toss them into a van along with a surgeon and an anesthesiologist... 🙄
Plus, you just have to get lucky and find the exact person whose organs actually match the recipient. Which, obviously, you’d need a crystal ball to figure out.
Honestly, I don't even get why people bother going to medical school. Everything could be done so easily if you just grabbed your local butcher and called it a day. 👍
And if it's that simple, why on earth do we only have three or four transplant centers in the entire country? It feels like it should be possible on every street corner.
Now you guys are seriously just talking nonsense. ☕ Honestly, there are some really paranoid people in here.
No, no, no... I wasn't suggesting we just pick people at random. There are medical records, there are specialist exams. There are regular checkups... I'd write out what I posted here a long time ago, but I really don't want to deal with more trouble, so I won't. Let's just say that things like blood types can be handled quite easily, much like livers or kidneys... Now, whether those organs actually belong to the recipients or not, I truly don't know. But yes, it has happened that they were removed from someone's body (in many cases).
You know what? This whole post about how complicated organ harvesting is... complicated my ass!
Someone please tell me it isn't possible to just kidnap someone, drive them out of town, knock them out in some van, grab an organ, throw it on ice, and rush it to a specific destination within a few hours... And then just dump the body in a field somewhere...
Because honestly, that’s exactly how it used to happen!
Edward Green said:Yeah, you’re definitely going to screw the whole country. The United States will end up needing a massive bailout just because of you.
It's like talking to a toddler.
I mean, sure... maybe nobody will be left out. But honestly, looking at all the scandals popping up in America—including those old ones from a few years back about organ theft that really messed me up for writing about them...
To be honest, I'd rather just be burned at the stake. I really can't stand coercion of any kind, or having people decide things for me under the guise of "it's for your own good."
:-) said:Honestly, this shouldn't even be funny. It really makes you wonder how much you can actually trust doctors when they won't even perform surgery unless there's a kickback involved. Everyone knows the corruption in the healthcare system is massive. You can't even get an appointment without paying under the table, but the second you grease their palms, suddenly there's an open slot for a checkup and a bed waiting for you at the hospital. These doctors are basically using hospital equipment and expensive machinery for their private practices just to line their pockets. And we're talking about the same people harvesting organs, where the money involved is astronomical. They even have permission to do it without family consent sometimes. It makes me wonder how many people actually verify if those procedures were truly necessary or if they were done when they said they wouldn't be. Their ethics are at such a low level that I just don't trust them at all!!!
Man, I actually started a thread about this on my old forum—specifically regarding the sale and theft of human organs—and I practically had the police knocking on my door. Things got pretty intense...😢 I ended up exposing some things that really shook up certain circles here in America...
Thanks for all the replies... it really just confirmed what I was already suspecting. I guess I’m definitely a donor after I pass, even though I haven't officially made the call yet, and my family might end up having to deal with those questions. But what if someone is desperately waiting on a kidney and I die young and then... well, I feel like that kidney would just vanish at light speed and nobody would even think twice about it. It’s like during an autopsy, where nobody would even realize a piece of me is missing...
And honestly, I actually WANTED a donor card, but now that I see it doesn't actually mean anything or change the process... I mean, what’s even the point of asking for one?
Is it just so I can be entered into some system or something?
That’s all well and good... honestly, I don't really care what happens to me after I pass away. But shouldn't that be my call to make in the first place?
So, regarding organ donation... I’ve been meaning to write something about this for quite a while, but I just haven't found the time until now. In America (from what I understand), we basically operate under an assumed consent model. This means that after we pass away, it's presumed we've given permission for our organs to be donated to those in need.
If we want to, we can request a donor card, which serves as our official way to confirm that we are indeed donors.
Now, let me be clear: I fully intended to donate my organs after I pass, but I wanted it to be MY choice! I find it hard to believe that it's essentially imposed on us, where the only way to opt-out is by filing a specific statement saying we don't want to participate.
Is that really how it works!? And why would they do it that way? Is it to make us feel guilty if, say, we decide we don't want to donate?
Honestly, once I realized that's the setup, I don't even want to donate my organs anymore.
p.s.- If there's already a thread going on this topic, please feel free to move this post over there...
Yeah... but I'm not talking about the Match series... I don't really care for those... they're just sailboats designed for (let's call them) racing events... anyway.
Scott Johnson45... didn't you just make yourself look a little foolish there? Do you even realize there's a difference between Bavaria and the Bavaria 42 Match??
I mean, they aren't even used for the same things, and they certainly don't react the same way to rudder movements, sail pressure... stuff like that.
I guess I'm just saying, but I'm pretty sure about that information!