- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
Hello everyone,
So I was charged with being in a park after hours for which I received a ticket.
The thing is though, there were FIVE other people who happened to be in the park after hours at the exact same time and every one of them received just a warning while I was the only one who received a ticket.
What's more, it was apparent that these five people were guilty of the following things in addition to being in the park after hours:
1) They had a vehicle parked on the park grounds after hours
2) They literally came towards the officers from an area that's blocked off not only by a fence with a three signs in plain view on it that say "Restricted Area", "Notice Authorized Personnel Only", and "Private Property Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted To The Full Extent Of The Law", respectfully.
3) They were apparently violating a noise ordinance (this is apparently why the police were called to the scene in the first place; apparently somebody complained about noise and I definitely was not the one making the noise)
So that makes up to four things that the other five people could have been charged with: being in the park after hours, illegal parking, criminal trespassing through the restricted area, and violating a noise ordinance. Yet despite these potential charges they were all let go with a warning while, I being charged with only one of those things, was the only one given an actual ticket.
The officer who issued the ticket told me that they had been given just a warning because, and I quote, "because they were nice." I did not come with these five people, by the way; they just happened to be there at the exact same time.
I believe this statement indicates a clear bias on the part of the officer who issued the ticket since I have never had any previous charges for anything whatsoever. It also indicates grossly inconsistent ticketing practices on the part of the officer. There is more to this story, but I'll cut it off here.
What advice can you give on this situation?
Thank you.
So I was charged with being in a park after hours for which I received a ticket.
The thing is though, there were FIVE other people who happened to be in the park after hours at the exact same time and every one of them received just a warning while I was the only one who received a ticket.
What's more, it was apparent that these five people were guilty of the following things in addition to being in the park after hours:
1) They had a vehicle parked on the park grounds after hours
2) They literally came towards the officers from an area that's blocked off not only by a fence with a three signs in plain view on it that say "Restricted Area", "Notice Authorized Personnel Only", and "Private Property Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted To The Full Extent Of The Law", respectfully.
3) They were apparently violating a noise ordinance (this is apparently why the police were called to the scene in the first place; apparently somebody complained about noise and I definitely was not the one making the noise)
So that makes up to four things that the other five people could have been charged with: being in the park after hours, illegal parking, criminal trespassing through the restricted area, and violating a noise ordinance. Yet despite these potential charges they were all let go with a warning while, I being charged with only one of those things, was the only one given an actual ticket.
The officer who issued the ticket told me that they had been given just a warning because, and I quote, "because they were nice." I did not come with these five people, by the way; they just happened to be there at the exact same time.
I believe this statement indicates a clear bias on the part of the officer who issued the ticket since I have never had any previous charges for anything whatsoever. It also indicates grossly inconsistent ticketing practices on the part of the officer. There is more to this story, but I'll cut it off here.
What advice can you give on this situation?
Thank you.
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