My Encounter with the Law

I am going to write about my encounter with the law. Last year, in 2007, I was on my way to Georgia State University to take one of my finals. This was in December. I live in Snellville and take Highway 20 to get to school everyday. I was running a little late, like always. Therefore, I was speeding to try to get to my final on time. (I probably would have been speeding regardless if I was late or not). I was going over eighty miles per hour and the speed limit was sixty-five. Then, the speed limit changed over to fifty-five miles per hour, and I was still going over eighty miles per hour. I was weaving in and out of cars, having a good time. Then suddenly, I saw a black car on the left side of the road just standing still. I do not have twenty twenty vision. So, I just assumed that the car was an ordinary car that may have broken down on the side of the highway. I soon discovered that this car was a police car, and the police officer was clocking people to catch someone speeding. When I realized this, it was too late for me to slow down because the police officer already clocked me when I was going eighty-three miles per hour. Next thing you know, the police car turned on the lights, drove up behind me, and pointed for me to pull over on the right side of the highway. So, I did. When the police officer stepped out of the car and came over to my car, I asked her if she could just give me a warning, but she refused to. She said that I was going way too fast and that I knew that “the polices are out” in DeKalb county. After that, I proceeded to school and took my final. I received a court date for my ticket, which was set for some time in January and February. When I got there, they told me that my court date was rescheduled because too many people were scheduled to go to court on that day. I thought that this was pretty dumb. They told me this after I got there. They could have called me or sent something in the mail letting me know that my court date had been rescheduled, but they did not. This happened to quite a few people at the DeKalb county court. The DeKalb county court system is very unorganized. If you ever get a ticket, try your best not to get it in DeKalb County. So, I went to court on September 25, 2008, which is when my court date was rescheduled to. I was fortunate enough to get away with only having to pay ninety dollars and attend a one day class one a Saturday morning for four or five hours. I was very pleased to hear this news. I thought that I would have to pay up to four hundred dollars and possibly even go to jail for getting caught driving at the speed that I was driving at. I just thanked God for it and will attend the class soon.