The passenger use his cell phone
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Sometimes officers can arrest us and give us a ticket for using our cell phone, when it is the passenger that uses the phone ! How apply the law and how defend ourselves… can we defend ourselves ?
Anthony worries…
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Hello,
Friday night, near 10pm on Sherbrooke Street, I got pulled over by two officer, they told me that I was talking on my cell phone. I was in the traffic and my friend next to me in the passenger seat was playing with his cell phone and he showed me a picture on his phone by putting it up to my head on the right side and the officer taught I was using a cell phone !
I didn’t say anything to the officer, I didn’t want to argue since I was nervous, I am 18 years old and it was the first time that I got pulled over, but sincerely I think the officer didn’t see the situation. He was in the left lane, I was in the right lane and I believe that with the darkness he only saw the cell phone up to my head and taught that I was talking! I am not even sure that he was convinced since he suggested me to contest in court to keep all my points until I got my complete driver’s licence (I will have my complete licence in march 2010).
What should I do ? It is completely unfair, they were two in the police car, I don’t know if I really stand a chance or if the judge will think my story is complete non sense and I would be forced to pay the court fees too! What could you suggest me ? I didn’t ask yet for the communication of the proof (I saw that in your article) since it is better to wait a few weeks, but I would like to know if the officer’s report help or not the contestation !
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