Outrageous Police Behavior

[Nephythys]

Ok- so yesterday I got tagged by the police- he says I did not come to a complete stop at a stop sign just before my work.

Ok- this sucks. He writes me a ticket. $41

Ok- still sucks but not as bad.

Last night at 9:52PM. Yes, almost 10 at NIGHT my phone rings. Private name private number- and it's the officer who wrote the ticket.

He tells me there is a problem with the ticket. He says he wrote it for the wrong amount, and would I please write in the new amount and he would write it on his part? I asked what the difference was. Well, the fee schedule changed so the amount is $71 plus a $20 surcharge.

Excuse me?

I told him I would need to talk to my dad, who is an attorney, and would find out what I should do. Then I told him that it was almost 10pm and that I was going to bed so I would not be sleepy driving in the morning! He started stammering at me and I said thank you and hung up.

…and immediately called my dad.

He told me to make copies of everything and send the $41 in to pay the ticket.

Anyone ever seen or heard of anything like this. I thought it was crazy outrageous to call my home at that hour and ask me to write in an amount $50 more than HE put on the ticket!