In Matter of Dear, a guy gets a speeding ticket for going 85 in a 55 zone. Said guy happens to be a lawyer. And said lawyer, who is also an orthodox Jew, tries to blast his way out of the ticket with this humdinger of a letter:

“Ladies and Gentlemen:

This ticket shall be dismissed immediately since -

a. there was no speeding and the officer refused to show me evidence that there was: (i.e. – “not guilty”)

b. even if there was speeding (which there wasn’t) – I was in a 65-mph zone NOT a 55 mph zone; and

c. The officer called me a “jew kike” – and this prejudice obviously was the cause for the ticket.

I am a licensed attorney in NY State and will be representing myself in this matter (contact details enclosed).

Eliot Dear
[signed] Eliot Dear Esq.
[business card attached]“

Ouch. You know where this is going, right? The cop had a video camera on the car, unbeknownst to Dear. And the cop was wired for audio.

In case you aren't entirely clear where this is going, Turk explains. 

There's a tendency, particularly on the part of lawyers who are not engaged in the practice of criminal law, to think that they are above the law, capable of throwing their considerable weight around by mere virtue of being a lawyer, and immune from scrutiny.  You're not.  You have no right to be a liar.  If you do wrong, no one cares that you (along with half of New York City) are a lawyer.  And no one will weep about your getting nailed.

Turk has the details on what happened to Dear, who must have thought himself incredibly brilliant to come up with the false "jew kike" defense to something as vitally important as a speeding ticket.  While it would be even more wonderful if everyone, like cops, who lie through their teeth were similarly held to account, clearly Dear earned what was coming to him. 

This time audio and video exonerated the cop, as it should have.  Never forget that it's a two-way street.