I think I owe more in traffic fines that some small african countries have as their GDP's. In my life I have paid ONE traffic fine... thats after I nearly got arrested. This cop came to the door while I was watching the Simpsons. I opened the door and he asked for me by name, I said, "thats me, come in". He came in, it was a cold and rainy Cape Town evening so I offered him a cup of tea. He accepted the offer and had a sit down. We got to chatting and I said that he probably gets invovled with some strange people who give him **** when he knocks on their door. he said yes so I asked what he did with those people. He said that he arrested them.
He indicated that in any given case, if there is a warrant of arrest out for you, like there was for me, it was his choice to either warn you to be in court the next day, or to arrest you. I asked him what he was going to do with me... he said that when he knocked on the door he had decided to arrest me. Once he came in and I gave him a cup of tea, he decided to warn me to be in court. He warned me and I went to court! Proof that Imake one of the best cups of tea in the WORLD!!!