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Speeding laws are written such that it is a violation regardless of intent or reason.

So too are the laws on classified information. I would have been in jail months ago had I done what she did.

exabrial is correct; there is, and has been for decades, a double standard between what the politicos can get away with and what we GS plebs can do.

> exabrial is correct; there is, and has been for decades, a double standard between what the politicos can get away with and what we GS plebs can do.

s/politicos/connected politicos/

If Joe Public Servant tries this he goes to jail too ... Only the connected elites are immune.

Joe Public Servant is one of the "GS plebs" I was referring to. Sure, some junior Congresscritter is going to get in more trouble than a SecState, but it will still be quite a bit less trouble than the random unelected staffer who will likely get scapegoated for said Congresscritter's transgression.

I don't think that's right. Most laws require a trial. Speeding does not require a trial: you are guilty if a cop says you were speeding. You can appeal, of course.

I was strictly addressing the parent's comparison about speeding tickets. They are not like other laws.

That is not correct. When you return the ticket, they make you check a box on the form indicating your plea, either "guilty, here's my money" or "not guilty, give me a trial."

You're not guilty just because a cop says so. You have a right to a trial for every speeding ticket. Most people just waive that right.

I stand corrected. Sounds like you are technically not guilty unless you waive a trial.

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