Got a speeding ticket a few months ago. Went to court to pay it off about a month later,and after I got there I was told traffic court was cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19.
So,they rescheduled it for today. Since I have trouble walking very far due to bad knees,bad back, and breathing problems,I got there early to find a parking space as close to the door as I can find.
I go inside and discover there are already a bunch of people standing in line to go through the metal detector,so I wait until the line gets a little shorter,and stand in line. After going through it,the local cop on metal detector duty asks me if I have a cell phone. I tell him I do,and he tells me I can't take it inside the courtroom,even if it is turned off.
So,I stumble back out to the truck again to store my cell so the courtroom will be safe,rest for a few minutes,and stumble back inside again,and once again sit on a bench by a wall and wait for the line to get shorter,and when it does,I sail right through to the courtroom.
This is when the real trouble bagan. There are people standing up in lines on both sides of the courtroom,and I am directed to stand at the end of the line on the right side. EVERYBODY standing,despite all those empty courtroom benches.
Then the court sgt,who is standing maybe 30 feet away from me says something to me,but I can't understand him because he's wearing a mask. I ask him "what?" 2 or 3 times,and a woman standing next to me tells me "He wants you to take your hat off.",so I do. I then thank her and say something to her about how stupid it is to make everybody stand in line when they could be seated at the benches,which I am SURE the Court Sgt couldn't hear,but for some reason this pisses him off and he storms down the aisle and orders me to follow him outside into the hall way.
Once outside,he orders me to sit on a bench in the hallway. By this time I am a little pissed and ask him "How long am I supposed to sit out here?"
He then says "Until I tell you that you can come in." I am an adult male,and this SOB thinks he can treat me like a little kid and make me "stand in a corner" because I couldn't understand what he was saying,and he was too "good" to explain it to me??
So naturally,I told him to "Kiss my big red ass!" and walk out of the building.
I fully expected the SOB to grab me as I was walking away,and I planned to fudge him up if he did,but he didn't. I might not be able to walk far,run,or tap dance,but if you get within reach I can still put your ass away. If you are close enough to grab me,you are close enough to suffer.
I just called the clerk of court a few minutes ago to reschedule my court appearance,but suspect I am going to have trouble with that tinpot dictating SOB next time,and only hope I have bail money.
Not much use talking to anyone in authority at the courthouse because that buttcrack is there to protect the judge,and the judge isn't going to allow anyone to even question his bodyguard.
All this over a minor speeding ticket.