Originally Posted by
Del La Sol 1320
So then I guess murders and rapists don't have the right to legal representation either? Basically what your saying is anyone caught with an offense worse than a small speeding ticket doesn't deserve a fair trial and should go in unrepresented? What he did was dumb but he has every right to a lawyer and he absolutely should get one. He deserves punishment, but if you go into a courtroom for 92 in a 65 with out a lawyer, with his record, they will probably make an example of him and give him more than is really necessary. When you get a lawyer for 92 in a 65 its not really to try and get out of it, and it sounds like he takes responsibility, its to make sure the judge uses lubrication when he fucks you, damage control basically.
And from everyone I've spoken to its quite likely that charge will get a little jail time, although he's just lucky it was in a 65 and not in a 45 like me.
i'm not thinking he's going to be getting unreasonable punishment. I'm also not disputing the right to legal representation, i just don't think he should get any breaks because he doesn't seem to respect the law/roads/others around him nor does he seem to really identify his actions as being in poor judgement.
i'm not saying he needs to go to jail, but he shouldnt skip out on whats due him for tripping up 3 times now in a short time.