• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Lol, I just mentioned this in another thread.

    Like, I know missing court is bad, and he was probably on his way there when he gave up to call in…

    But man, you’re trying to get out of jail for driving without a license. Driving to court is bad enough, don’t facetime the judge while driving.

    • TTH4P@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      He says in the video he was just parking at the doctor’s office. 🤣

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        6 months ago

        I like to think he tried to come up for a reason for missing court, and went with “doctor” instinctively, forgetting he was on a video call and not sick, and likely wouldn’t have scheduled a doctors appointment for the exact same time he had court to try and postpone jail by a month.

        But I dunno

        This dude might have double booked.

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          6 months ago

          Part of me wants to give the driver the benefit of the doubt… he looked more stunned than the judge. Idk how the process normally works - never had my license suspended - but I’m wondering if the cop that pulled him over initially told him to Zoom for his “traffic citation” or something and the dude legit had no idea his license was suspended?

          I mean, he could just be stupid, but either way it doesn’t actually look like he meant to break the rules during that call.

          • mysoulishome@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            I think he knew his license was suspended. Lots of people drive with no license for years and never wear a seatbelt…it boggles my mind but they just act like occasionally getting a ticket for it is part of life.

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          6 months ago

          You don’t have to be sick to need a doctor. He might been getting an ass cancer screening

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      6 months ago

      I had never been in court, but would assume that when you are called to appear into court, you are not given zoom link just in case. Right?

      • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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        6 months ago

        Everything has changed since the pandemic. Some courts still allow remote appearances from my understanding

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        6 months ago

        Minor offenses can be quicker doing it this way. I wonder if it has an affect on the case result though?