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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    "Fewer than 5% of people cited for traffic violations NATIONWIDE prevail in court. In Texas, traffic offenses are tried in municipal or JP courts. Those courts aren't courts of record. JPs are paid a percentage of the fines and fees they collect. You can receive a SIX person jury trial in JP...
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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    Oh Jesus, just because I wrote something incorrectly, it doesn't mean that I don't understand the meaning. Mens rea and actus rea. In the elements of the law, mens rea is usually expressed as "malice as a forethought." Am I a lawyer, no. I took a bunch of CJ classes when I was stationed at...
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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    Other than explaining the legal system's complete disregard of the principles of mens rea vs. actus rea... no, nothing at all. Thank you.
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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    You a re clearly ignorant about PTSD. I do not have an "attitude problem", I have full out anger issues. If you are ignorant on the issue, then you should refrain from posting. Go fight in Iraq, then talk to me. Let's just ban everyone with PTSD, AdHD, physical disabilities, and neurological...
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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    So if a diabetic woman suffers from low blood sugar, runs a red light and gets into an accident... she is guilty of failure to obey and should lose here licences? That's BS, and a sympathetic jury would have no part of it. I stopped paying attention to the speedometer. I wasn't a...
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    Is There a Medical Defense to a Traffic Violation?

    I was traveling from Houston to Freeport, TX to visit a friend. I received a speeding ticket from Texas Highway Patrol for going 80mph in a 65mph zone. The officer asked me if I knew how fast I was going. I told him I had no idea. I am a disabled veteran. I was seriously injured in an IED...
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