Example of a human judge.

I used to have a little Fiat Spyder sports car, it went 135mph before the tach hit the yellow line.

One day I was driving up I95, at the speed limit, between two overpasses was a straightaway with no traffic, so I hit the gas pedal, took it up to about 120 and back down again.

I passed the next overpass going the speed limit and saw a half dozen highway patrol cars and a couple of officers were pointing at me, I pulled over before they turned the lights on.

When I got to court I relayed what happened, told them what the very polite officer said, "The FHP person in the plane said it looked like you kicked the afterburners in" (or something really close - this was about 20 years ago).

I was measured at going 95mph between the stripes on the road on I-95.

I explained that I did it safely without endangering anyone's life as there were no other cars nearby, and that when you have a sports car that reads 140mph on the speedometer, most people, including myself are curious as to what it will do. And I told him I was guilty.

He fined me $35.00 for court costs.

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I suppose if I had proof that I got legal consul from a legal professional, the judge would consider the fact that I thought I was obeying the law into his/her deliberation.

But then, there are exceptions to every rule. Some people let their authority go to their heads, and some are just not nice people.

Also, please note, I am not giving legal advice and am not qualified to do so, I'm simply expressing my opinion.

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