• RBG
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    679 months ago

    And then everybody stood up and clapped but first they made sure not to cross the threshold and have their 55-c form ready.

    • TooManyFoods
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      219 months ago

      This doesn’t sound too ridiculous, except for all the pseudo legal magic. Without the threshold and “well I don’t plead” stuff, I can see the rest of it being plausible. If the judge was having a good day and didn’t want to put up with it, I can see him ignoring the guy’s made up legal theory. At its core what this is is a guy saying he didn’t do a traffic infraction, and the judge letting him go when he swears it.

  • @Zehzin
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    639 months ago

    Crossing the threshold? Is he a vampire?

    • Jay
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      199 months ago

      He’s been sucking on something but probably not someone’s neck… more like a crack pipe.

  • @[email protected]
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    409 months ago

    I’m assuming he was using the “I wasn’t ‘operating’ that vehicle, I was traveling in it” sovcit logic to wholly commit perjury and then think they won because their worldview is then confirmed by getting to walk out?

    • @Idreamofcheesy
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      149 months ago

      That’s why he didn’t cross the threshold. If he did, then the judge morphs into a magistrate - which hold power over both the person AND the paper that they are attempting to charge.

  • Jubei Kibagami
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    149 months ago

    I think the judge knew he was outmatched and didn’t wanna embarrass himself.

    • @betterdeadthanreddit
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      119 months ago

      It’s to indicate that they weren’t accepting the invitation to come forward except by special appearance. Crossing the threshold under those circumstances would turn it back into a regular appearance. Wouldn’t apply here though, it’s from Drac’s Law Dictionary so those are vampire court rules.