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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Glad you didn't take it personally. I guess another way of looking at it is this: the system is there to be taken advantage of - play it like an instrument, if you're able. Which is exactly what you did.

It's when the system hurts people trying to make an honest living and play by the rules by making exception after exception to "make sure we give the defendant a chance", when in reality the defendant is a lowlife deadbeat, that the system fails.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:17 PM
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You guys might be interested in my blog. I'm a former police officer in Ontario (traffic was my specialty) who's now going to law school to become a defence lawyer. Now I write about about a number of things including debunking police myths, traffic enforcement and providing information on new laws and legal issues. My last couple posts were about whether an officer can still give you a ticket if they don't have their hat on, whether police have to show you the number on the radar and whether police have quotas of tickets. If you're interested check it out!

http://simonborys.wordpress.com

Please feel free to contact me through my blog or email at simonborys@yahoo.com. I'm always looking for new ideas to write about so just tell me what you'd like to see.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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What we'd like to see is Fantino gone and his stupid laws reversed.

Just day dreaming...

On a serios note, any thoughts on what happened to the Mini Club?

Stan
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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Mini club?
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 03:27 PM
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he's referring to the incident that happened last weekend on an organized Austin Mini fun run.......

On a latteral note, I too got fined this week for driving in the diamond lane, which in my opinion was not warranted. My office is at the corner of Don Mills & Eglinton (north/west corner) and I left my office ramp travelling west on eglinton and stayed in the diamond lane as I wanted to head norht on Leslie - maybe about 300 feet or so, cop gave me a ticket. WTF. Anyway, long story short, he wrote 7:05pm which is outside of the HOV times...I'm fighting it...I think I have a legitimate defense.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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I'm not familiar with the incident. But with respect to your ticket, if the time indicated is outside the specified HOV time you do indeed have a good defence.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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check out the other thread on the mini fun run:

https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...-it-again.html

the video on A channel was removed though...it was quite entertaining! LOL
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon Borys
Mini club?
Sort of like when they club baby seals - only this was on the 400.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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are you implying minis are like baby seals?
I do see a resemblance
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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then I guess this would be considered mini bashing .....
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Old May 1, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Simon Borys
You guys might be interested in my blog. I'm a former police officer in Ontario (traffic was my specialty) who's now going to law school to become a defence lawyer. Now I write about about a number of things including debunking police myths, traffic enforcement and providing information on new laws and legal issues. My last couple posts were about whether an officer can still give you a ticket if they don't have their hat on, whether police have to show you the number on the radar and whether police have quotas of tickets. If you're interested check it out!

http://simonborys.wordpress.com

Please feel free to contact me through my blog or email at simonborys@yahoo.com. I'm always looking for new ideas to write about so just tell me what you'd like to see.
Simon--great blog--I will view it regularly--thanks
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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New blog post up about my own day in court. I'm sure lots of you will have an opinion on this one!

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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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I've got a new post up on my blog about whether it is always required to signal your turn or lane change. Check it out at http://simonborys.wordpress.com
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Old May 7, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Simon: we appreciate your blog and info; please start a new thread of your own.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Sorry, will do. I just had this thread bookmarked so I posted here.
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