I love Philly! Watching them make your cheese steak in Philly at some little hole in the wall and then tasting like no other you’ve ever had. The people are great, the politician’s are idiots.
True story. When I was in the military a group of us were street racing and got busted in downtown Philly. The guy driving the car I was in had a BAC above the legal limit, so he was facing a DUI charge. He did’t tell Command, figured wait until the sentencing. Dumb all around, I know.
A few weeks later we went with him to court to see the train wreck. Back then (and maybe still) the arresting officer had to go to the sentencing. My buddies attorney took all 4 of us out into the parking lot and told us to give him all of our cash. We collectively came up with $810 and handed it to the lawyer as we all walked back inside the court house. Once inside the courtroom, the lawyer approached the Philly Cop, then both the lawyer and Officer stepped into the hall for 30 seconds.
A few min later my buddies docket was called and he went up with the lawyer. The Judge asked the Philly Cop “Is the defendant the person who was driving the car?” and the Officer said “I’m not sure your honor”.
Case dismissed. I’ve wondered how much of that $810 the Officer got.