Mojo In The Morning

I Pissed Myself to Get Out Of a Ticket

12 min
Apr 10, 20269 days ago
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Summary

The Mojo In The Morning show hosts discuss their experiences getting pulled over by police, sharing stories about traffic stops, tickets, and tactics for avoiding citations. Callers contribute their own anecdotes about interactions with law enforcement across Michigan jurisdictions.

Insights
  • Police discretion varies significantly by jurisdiction, with Detroit officers more likely to issue warnings while suburban areas like Southfield and Orchard Lake enforce tickets more strictly
  • Admitting guilt during traffic stops increases likelihood of receiving a ticket, while remaining calm and polite may result in warnings or reduced charges
  • Appearance and demeanor influence police discretion in traffic stops, with professional presentation potentially affecting citation outcomes
  • Legal apps and tools like Turny Shields and Waze can help drivers understand their rights and receive real-time law enforcement alerts
  • Modern court procedures now allow police to submit written statements rather than appear in person, changing the traditional strategy of fighting tickets in court
Trends
Growing use of mobile apps for legal protection and police notification during traffic stopsShift in court procedures toward remote testimony and written statements from law enforcementIncreased awareness among drivers about strategic communication tactics during police interactionsRegional variation in traffic enforcement philosophy and citation practices across MichiganDiscussion of gender bias in traffic stop outcomes and citation decisions
Companies
All-State
Insurance company mentioned regarding premium increases from traffic violation points
Waze
Navigation app praised for notifying users of police presence on roads
Turny Shields
Legal app that connects drivers to lawyers during police stops to advise on what to say
People
Bianca
Co-host who was pulled over for speeding but received only a warning instead of a ticket
Shannon
Co-host discussing traffic stop experiences and police interaction tactics
Quotes
"Just grab the ticket and go and then just go fight it in court like don't sit there because here's the deal if you become like either belligerent or you become annoying to the cop there's very good chance he's going to court to fight you"
HostMid-episode
"You get pulled over in Detroit there's a very good chance you may get let off you get pulled over in Orchard Lake, Michigan or Southfield always gives tickets"
HostMid-episode
"Shout out to the police officers that understand people going through things and the last thing we need is another damn ticket you don't have to give a ticket every single time"
HostEarly episode
Full Transcript
All right, it's mojo in the morning show. So this morning pulling up Shannon and I pulled up at the same time that Bianca did Bianca pulled up to So every day I speed on grass shit, I'm not gonna lie Don't announce that right now don't announce that it's not every day This day was the first day that you ever spent on grass shit, but the speed limit is 35 So it's probably going like 36 you were now And I saw the police actually when I was they were turning down another street while I was still driving So then I drive in front of the door where's where I park every day in front of the door here at the studios and This police officer is pulling up right next to me and I'm like oh here we go Rolls down his window. He's like ma'am. You know you're speedy on grass shit, right? And I was like I was no way He's like yeah, you were and then he was like where are you? He's like where are you going? I was like work works right here. He's you were here Yeah, I do He was like just have a good day. Don't do it again. Wow last time ever got pulled over was Driving home from Jingle Ball 2023. It's been like two years. Wow Longest ever go without getting pulled over but he didn't really pull me over I feel like if he wanted to pull me over he didn't turn the lights on this was interesting Yeah, I get our cargo. That's kind of interesting one. I was like who's the police officer chatting it up with Bianca Like legally can they give a ticket if it's not like a lights on situation where they're pulling you over? I don't know. It's interesting. I mean they can pretty much do it absolutely You're speeding you're speeding I don't know they need lights or no lights, but I want to see the speed gun like That's why a good tip that I've heard is What is it a good tip is never admit? Typically when they pull you over there be like, do you know I pulled you over and if you immediately go yeah, I was speeding then they got you See I Are there any cops listening to the show because I actually always they'll always say you know, they'll pull up and go Do you know I'm pulling you over and go? Yeah, I probably was speeding and they'll go The good you know how fast you're going and I never say well I was going this because I'm not looking down at my speed limit, you know at all But I've actually I thought be the honesty was the best policy. No, that's not what I hear Let me tell you I've been honest every time I've gotten a ticket Maybe one time I sent my friend to court to like get my ticket so I didn't get points But that's opposite with me. I've got pulled over like probably ten times. I've only got a ticket once and you always Shout out to the police officers that understand people going through things and the last thing we need is another damn ticket You don't have to give a ticket every single time Part in front of the door at work and they ticketed me I'll be honest with you. That's Detroit versus any of the surrounding areas here you get pulled over in Detroit. There's a very good chance You may get let off you get pulled over in Orchard Lake, Michigan or Southfield always gives tickets. I got pulled over in Royal me and my friend once I was in him We were at a popular movie theaters parking lot and I was younger when I say we were smoking in there We had empty liquor bottles in the car and he had his guns. He had a CPO. They let us off Did you say that you had all that stuff not he just start pulling it out? They put one bottle out the car another like They really put them on the hood like I promise you that was gone, bro. Yeah, real blessing, bro I've had good experiences with deep or DPD, but my very first ticket I just had just started working in Detroit and I was going the wrong way in a one way because I didn't know it was a one way Genuinely didn't know they gave me a ticket. I do that all the time I'm sorry the last I got pulled over I was driving home from Jingle Ball to East Lansing So from like Detroit East Lansing and the guy pulled me over and he's like where you coming from all dressed up like that I explained to him. I was like I just came back from something called Jingle Ball He's like you look like a damn Jingle Ball I was coming home from work and no ticket there either. No, that's what I got my first ticket right there But I didn't get fashion police these police officers. They seem pretty young. They were chill so they're listening You know why I think Bianca didn't get a ticket why because she looks all like Jacket today leather jacket on she got her hair pulled back. She looks like this like I don't know like a Lawyer school teacher something a librarian Yeah Eight four four mojo live eight four four six six five six five four eight is our telephone number If you if you have like a tip like a little pro tip on how to to not get a ticket I've all often learned and I got a lot of cop buddies a lot of cop buddies will just say to me that hey Just grab the ticket and go and then just go fight it in court like don't Sit there because here's the deal if you become like either belligerent or you become annoying to the cop There's very good chance. He's going to court to fight you and make sure that you get to take it But if you are like, thank you so much Just give them all the information and just go with it and just go to court usually they'll let you Yeah, at least not get points and then they just knock it down to like double parking My thing is my thing is I just don't want the points because the you know the insurance the all-state goes up at that time My dad's insurance too, so I cannot have By the way, I'll tell you this you're on my insurance is one of my kids you get a ticket. I'm pissed I Can see we're out I feel like to your magic. Yeah. Well, okay. Well, I thought you were gonna tell me I'm paying for it No, I will make a phone call for you. I'll call some friends All right, it's a mojo in the morning show Texture here says Bianca got off of course. She's a girl that is interesting by the way guys No, it seemed like they get just randomly off on tickets. The chances are higher if you have boobs. Yeah Oh I don't even need a training bra What's up Tracy? Hi Hi Yes, I live in court here on and I went up one block Because the roads were all blocked off to get gas he pulled me over past the gas station I ran out of gas and he gave me a ticket. Oh my gosh. Wait a second. So you ran out of gas You couldn't even get away from the guy I could not stop on the side of the road and I had to push my car Drive to the gas station. It's crazy horrible. That's you should get his name and badge number. Yeah, I know, right? That's not fun. What's going on Amy? Hi. What's happening? Hi, um first time long time Um, I wasn't personally pulled over for the story But when I was walking through Detroit going to a Tigers game a police a Detroit police officer was pulled up next to a big Bronco with all their windows down and the Police officers saw the woman on the phone in her car while she was driving while they were stopped and the police officer Went overhead on her speaker and was like girl. I know you're not on the phone right now They always use those speakers do they I just heard them same thing especially when someone's parked in the queue line tracks and I Live very close. They're like move off of the move off of the tracks So it would be yeah, I've never known anybody that's gotten one of those. I'm on my phone Really? Yeah, we're driving home from the And I was on my phone texting my mom. Yeah, one of the police officers was like get off your phone Right next to me. It was so loud. I was like you You didn't get a ticket though, right? No, I was super. I've never known anybody's got one of those tickets But they say they're they pull people over for those. It was like the day it started that rule. What's up Tara? Hi? I got pulled over with my first car. It has a fairly up tinted window. I Yeah Yeah, but they were clear like you just see into my driver's seat my passenger seat They weren't like really blacked out because usually they'll pull you over if they're really really dark and then you can only be up to a Certain percentage or something as the law which is actually kind of funny because of My last Tahoe I got pulled over for it and they were factory And I had to like just basically prove that it was factory tint on the deal because I think the cop Just assumed because of the car was a black car that it was like really darked out but what's up Amanda? Hi Hi, how's it going? Good. What's going on? I? Just had a recommendation for whenever you get pulled over by the police there's a newer app out called the turny shields and If you use the app when you get pulled over that it'll actually call a lawyer for you And they'll walk you through like telling you what not to say or what to say But you got to pull it out while you're doing it and then the guy gives you a ticket for being on your phone Well, no you're pulled over at that point So they can't give you a ticket for using your phone. So I'm sitting there reading And I can never find the apps and I'm looking for it Shout out to the ways app for people that actually notify you that a cop is theirs, right? I'm telling you man. You guys have saved me a million times. What's up Kimberly? Hi, how's it going? We're doing okay, and Bianca's doing even better. She didn't get a ticket today. Oh That's awesome. So I heard you mentioned something about the cops going to court Well, I used to do that But now they can actually write a statement so they don't have to show up really I didn't know that That's good. Yeah when I tried do I did it a few times actually and yeah They write a statement now so I always I always thought they had to show up And if they don't show up for for court that that they Where are you calling from are you are you in Michigan or Ohio? No, I'm in Michigan. I'm down river. Okay. That's why I like zoom court now, too. That's what I do That's interesting but that sucks though that they don't have to be there for the thing I always feel like if they don't show up then you're usually getting off. What's up Taylor? Hi So one of my friends Back in the day, I remember we were over her house. Her mom comes running in the door. I just got another On my phone ticket from a police officer at the 175 dollar ticket She ended up getting three of them and they ended up proposing for a booking her license Yeah, I was gonna ask how many slips on the wrist you get before they finally say you can't drive anymore She got three three of them She didn't learn the first two times I mean, I get the idea in there 175 bucks every single time. That's not cheap. Listen to this one. Alicia. You got a Got out of a ticket by doing what? I think the sneezing fit really He asked me why I ran the red light and I said sir, I was having these sneezing fit and I could not see the light And I just kept going And the guy let you go He let me go Are you are you a sneeze on command? Can you do that for us? Uh, yes, I made a low. I was I was drinking something. I was like, oh sure That's why I started I started I started coughing and he's like, um, okay. Okay. You're good. You're good. Just just pull it on next time He's probably like not wanting to get sick from wherever you got it. So that's pretty wild I pissed myself to to make