Ulf > writes:
>Daniel J. Stern wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005, Pooh Bear wrote:

>>> See what can happen if you lie though !
>>> http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/me...ost_11000.html

>>> " A PROFESSIONAL couple are £11,000 ( nearly USD 20,000 ) out of
>>> pocket after they tried to dodge two £60 speeding fines by inventing a
>>> driver from Bulgaria to fool police.

>> The postcard did 'em in. It was a stupid manoeuvre.

>Sure, but it should be the prosecutor's job to prove you were driving,
>not yours to prove you were not.

That's not how 'law enforcement' actually works.

Traffic laws, especially those that provide for expiation, often to
permit administrative streamlining because the number of offenders
is close to that of the total population, have the presumption of
guilt based on dubious, prima facie evidence.
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