StandardToaster
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
I'm 17, and today, against my better judgment, I "doubled up" with a friend in the subway on our way back home. He forgot his card and I couldn't resist his doe-like eyes. I'll say it right now: I made a mistake and I know what I did was illegal. Thanks for your input, YAG . Obviously, I regret it and I won't ever do it again.
However, I was wondering if I could possibly dispute the charge (I'd rather not show up just to be turned down--the hearing is in Brooklyn and I live in Queens). Basically, what want to dispute is the justness of the rule, not the validity of it (I broke it, and I fully admit it). Tell me I can't do it or bear with me while I justify that claim.
I don't believe I stole anything or caused any harm to anyone. Obviously, jumping the turnstile as an adult is theft. Obviously, jaywalking is poses a threat to both the jaywalker and drivers who swerve out of the way. In fact, if my friends cross on the red, I wait it out (this is starting to sound like moral justification and self-meditation). As a student, however, I'm given my pass for free. I have read the clause and I know "payment" consists of any "valid fare media" which includes my card. However, my three daily rides have been paid for already by taxpayers, which include my parents. In actuality, I didn't pay the fare, but in theory, it had already been paid. In my own view, my action also hardly seems like a serious crime that starts my path to delinquency.
Will this argument hold, or should I just pay the fee?
Thanks in advance.
I'm 17, and today, against my better judgment, I "doubled up" with a friend in the subway on our way back home. He forgot his card and I couldn't resist his doe-like eyes. I'll say it right now: I made a mistake and I know what I did was illegal. Thanks for your input, YAG . Obviously, I regret it and I won't ever do it again.
However, I was wondering if I could possibly dispute the charge (I'd rather not show up just to be turned down--the hearing is in Brooklyn and I live in Queens). Basically, what want to dispute is the justness of the rule, not the validity of it (I broke it, and I fully admit it). Tell me I can't do it or bear with me while I justify that claim.
I don't believe I stole anything or caused any harm to anyone. Obviously, jumping the turnstile as an adult is theft. Obviously, jaywalking is poses a threat to both the jaywalker and drivers who swerve out of the way. In fact, if my friends cross on the red, I wait it out (this is starting to sound like moral justification and self-meditation). As a student, however, I'm given my pass for free. I have read the clause and I know "payment" consists of any "valid fare media" which includes my card. However, my three daily rides have been paid for already by taxpayers, which include my parents. In actuality, I didn't pay the fare, but in theory, it had already been paid. In my own view, my action also hardly seems like a serious crime that starts my path to delinquency.
Will this argument hold, or should I just pay the fee?
Thanks in advance.
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