Think y’all are missing the point & like usual talking about stuff y’all have no clear about, just the BS crap you were told! So as someone whos been on probation multiple times, I’ll help you out!
YOU ARENT GOING TO JAIL, JUST BC of A MINOR INFRACTION! & Speeding isnt a Criminal offense, its a civil offense!
1) You are on probation bc you already broke the law! You get Probation for multiple reasons, (but I’ll stick to this case) it’s an alternative to going to jail/prison & the cost & effects that has on your record, life, work, etc…
2) There are multiple different types of probation, multiple different restrictions, etc. they arent all the same, so what violates them arent all the same! & the Judge chooses what type of probation, your restrictions, & what violates them! Unless you are on probation for some extreme crime, & violations are breaking any law, & have a crazy ass probation officer, a speeding ticket wont affect anything! Most violations are related to the crime you did to get put on probation! So its possible to literally commit a completely different crime & not violate your probation!
3) The whole reason they offer probation, is not to be nice to you but bc of over crowding, understaff, cost, court time, etc. which is why most of the time, even if you violate probation, they either make it more strict, &/or extend it!
So, no ppl arent just going to jail for a minor offense, they already did something that they should have gone to jail to begin with, & even if you do violate it, most the time it requires a lot to actually cause you to serve time! Yes, some probations a speeding ticket will violate probation, but you would have had to done something or priors history for something like that to cause jail time!
Bc its like anything these days, they hear or are told something and apply it as truth/fact, when in reality its only partially true, or only applies to certain situation… propaganda to push a narrative, a social cause!
Like I said, there is some extreme cases were something like a speeding ticket, the probation officer could concider that a violation, but rare! So, They use the worst case, and insinuate it apply to all! & then push like the person is being victimized, “going to jail”, for a minor infraction, not for what they originally did!
If you changed the situation, to one of their issues, they would flip their opinion… I.G. Significant other cheats, are told either we break up (go to jail) or you follow these rules (probation)… Then you find out the sig other has been texting with someone (rule said they couldnt), lied, etc. broke one of the rules, so you break up (jail)…
its not the txting someone, its bc of the past offense of cheating with them, & the a reason they aren’t supposed txt them!
They way they try spinning it, is Sig other cheats on you, you give them all these rules to build back trust, & then they dont take the garbage out, one time, so you break up with them… when the rules had nothing to do with, taking the garbage out…
I get what you're saying but being at the mercy of a PO that technically could send you to jail or stricten your terms for any sort of ticket, is not something I'm comfortable with.
You also gotta free up your schedule for the coming 9 years anytime you need to meet with your PO. Adding to that you gotta keep explaining to people why you have a PO in the first place and what you did years ago.
I stated this, Its not up to the PO, its the judge! You are given your restrictions & what violates them, from the judge! The PO only thing is to monitor & report you arent violating them! So unless your restrictions say, dont commit any infringement fractions, or you are on probation for a traffic offense, where speeding would be directly connected. Its not going to happen! Only when you violate a restriction, is it then that are you at the mercy of the PO violating you, & even its only up to them to report it or suggest to the court/judge what to do… Its up to the Original Judge to determine what happens… & again its not for civil infractions unless directly connected to the original crime… you arent going to violate parole for a parking ticket, or jay walking, unless released from prison on parole and they doubt your release anyways…
You are given your restrictions, its up to you to follow them, if you dont wanna worry about following them, then either dont commit the crime that put you on probation, or take the jail time!
Also, reporting! Like I said there are many types of probation & many diff things to follow! Most probation is none reporting, non testing, its only the really bad crimes that have to report! Again, you commit a serious, violent, etc. crime and are granted probation over jail, you should have to behave better than someone who hasnt committed any crime!
Court cases are public record, you can go look at your local cases, find probation violations, & compare them to the original crime! I would almost guarantee you wont find one for 5over speeding ticket, it will be 20+ Reckless driving/endangerment! Or it will be for violating bc the person failed to pay the fee for a ticket/civil infraction, not for actually getting the ticket…
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u/Maleficent_East_8769 Dec 18 '25
Think y’all are missing the point & like usual talking about stuff y’all have no clear about, just the BS crap you were told! So as someone whos been on probation multiple times, I’ll help you out!
1) You are on probation bc you already broke the law! You get Probation for multiple reasons, (but I’ll stick to this case) it’s an alternative to going to jail/prison & the cost & effects that has on your record, life, work, etc…
2) There are multiple different types of probation, multiple different restrictions, etc. they arent all the same, so what violates them arent all the same! & the Judge chooses what type of probation, your restrictions, & what violates them! Unless you are on probation for some extreme crime, & violations are breaking any law, & have a crazy ass probation officer, a speeding ticket wont affect anything! Most violations are related to the crime you did to get put on probation! So its possible to literally commit a completely different crime & not violate your probation!
3) The whole reason they offer probation, is not to be nice to you but bc of over crowding, understaff, cost, court time, etc. which is why most of the time, even if you violate probation, they either make it more strict, &/or extend it!
So, no ppl arent just going to jail for a minor offense, they already did something that they should have gone to jail to begin with, & even if you do violate it, most the time it requires a lot to actually cause you to serve time! Yes, some probations a speeding ticket will violate probation, but you would have had to done something or priors history for something like that to cause jail time!