Shop Talk
more tales from the idiot side
heard a news report on Chicago radio that a guy in California got a speeding ticket that was sent to him via the mail. It was one of those new "camera" set-ups that got him, where a camera is positioned along the highway, sans officer. The camera took the picture of his speeding car & tag number. A letter was generated by a computer & sent to him with the PHOTOGRAPH of his car speeding and the date & time of the offense. The letter went on to state that he had to send in a fine of $40. The story went that the guy was so mad that he sent back the letter with a PHOTOGRAPH of two (2) $20 bills. A week later he got a letter back from the police. He opened up the letter and inside was a PHOTOGRAPH of a pair of handcuffs
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Would have been even better had they charged him for money fraud. Attempting to pay a legal fee with fake money. hehehe
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That is HILARIOUS! He even probably got a kick out of it, laughed and wrote a check for $40!
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You're very optimistic! He probably got mad about that too and threatened to beat up the camera or something.
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I think the story is bogus, anyone who has been fortunate to deal with chp knows there is no ticket for $40. They start at about $75 and thats just for a seatbelt. If he was speeding it would have been $150 minimum.
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snopes.com has proven this myth to be true. it happened in uk or aus. or something.
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