[Rick Lee]

On my last trip to traffic court there was a sad case before mine where an elderly man, who clearly deserved a HC ID, had gotten a monster ticket for using a fake one. Actually, the cop was only writing him for not having one displayed. The old man protested, said he had one in the glove box, had forgotten to display it and then handed the cop a long-expired one that had been registered to someone who was now deceased. Such an idiot. Old man had since gotten his own legitimate HC ID and brought it to court. He clearly could have long ago qualified for one. Judge was really trying to not throw the book at him, but handing a bogus one to a cop was just too much for her. He couldn't afford the $250 fine either and had to go on a payment plan. You'd think someone that age would have a little more sense.