That cop was a great guy. He almost let me off. I always do the same thing when I get a ticket. I start crying my eyes out. Most of the time it works. The cop looks at me and says “it’s going to be ok, hunny” That’s when I say “but..but.. you don’t understand my mother is very sick. When she finds out this will be the end of me.” Well this cop actually knew who my mother was. So he gave me a ticket.

He’s a great guy from what I hear but he just laughed at me and said “Sorry babe, I got to give you a ticket.” Then when my case went to the judge, he laughed too. He said “this ticket is a lesson in irony. Your punishment will be to read the book catch-22. Oh yeah and a fine so go over there to pay your fine.”

I couldn’t afford the fine because I have no money and bad credit. The guy there told me I could get car title loans in San Jose, California so I wouldn’t have a problem. The auto title loan was easy to obtain and all I had to do was fill out an application. I got a call back right away.

I’m still going to cry when I get pulled over. I just need a more ambiguous story.

-Stephanie G.

San Jose, California