[Moogled]

Man, cops are such a55****s sometimes.

I got this one for "excessive noise" on Shag because I had a hole in my muffler (was dad's van, I drove it on an off-day). The guy looks at me and says, "Where's your muffler?" with his incriminating cop-talk.

Ticket cost $120 but I had my dad fix it right away. The Justice of the Peace withdrew the ticket since I took initiative, presumably because he thought it was ridiculous as well.

Anyway, I think if you can convince the JP that it was an unintentional violation, you can probably get off it completely too. Furthermore, let him know that you're a student because $175 is silly. I think your strongest weapon is sincerity because these guys can make you pay the full amount as easy as they can withdraw it.