Comment · Tue, September 4, 2012
Cop claimed aggressive youth who swung at him had reached for his gun, at which point he fired his gun at the youth in self defense. Newly released surveillance footage.. shows cop running up behind the youth, then smashing him in the head with his gun in a surprise attack...
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po-leece · 1 points
Of course your girlfriend would back you up in court. You had no independent witness.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
Well that's the only other person that was there. People's significant others, friends, spouses, etc testify for defendants all the time. Their testimony is not thrown out because they want to protect you. However, the traffic offense was a civil violation, so they only had to prove that it was likely that I sped, not beyond a reasonable doubt. In situations like this, there are no independent witnesses. It's in the cop's interest to say I sped. It's in my interest to say I didn't. It's not like a passing motorist can confirm my speed, then come with me to court.