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its_broo_skeh_tuh t1_j8sw5p0 wrote

I don’t necessarily think they’d do something malicious but there is a lot less accountability because when your pet comes out they’re like everything’s fine! Even though they didn’t check everything and the vet dodges any conversation with you. I feel for vets because they genuinely care for animals and they deal with a lot, and I know some pet owners are absolute assholes, but at the end of the day I am generally the best advocate for MY pet and this care model removes me from the conversation. This is just my experience. I would feel more comfortable if they were better at communicating, maybe that’s the issue.

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Sinsid t1_j8spr0v wrote

Jail time? Wtf. Just go to court and pay the fine. Get a lawyer if you are concerned about this affecting your insurance rates. Especially if you have prior traffic issues. If this is your first time, I wouldn’t bother with the lawyer unless you really think your car insurance is going to sky rocket.

I got pulled over once. Long story, but I had snow on the roof of my car and the cops were running a campaign after a snow storm to pull people over. I had 3 possible tickets. Snow on the car (the whole point of the stop), expired license, expired registration. The cop gave me 2 tickets, snow and expired license. Both of these were mandatory court appearance. So I show up. I sit for 4 hours while all the people with lawyers get to go first. I watch people in court for stealing diapers from Target, etc. my turn comes, I go to the prosecutor table to arrange a plea before I go before the judge. You can accept the plea the prosecutor offers or take your chances with the judge. Taking your chances with the judge is assinine though. Anyways I get up to the prosecutors table and the prosecutor is like hey neighbor, he is the dad of one of my sons friends and lives a few doors down. He’s like don’t sweat it, gives me the plea deal. I accept. I got before the judge who reads the plea deal and does a double take. The judge is like wtf. Haha.

LPT: If you aren’t friends with the cops in your town, be friends with the prosecutors.

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