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Dear DA office,
I was told that it is impossible to get a seat belt ticket dismissed,but here I am asking for mercy from the DA office.
I was on my way to get my son from work,I was turning on Roxoboro Rd,by the Captain D's restaurant,January 5 2020. When I noticed a State Trooper staring at me,I had no clue what I was doing wrong,so I went ahead and turned to go to Harris Teeter were my son works.The Trooper continue to watch me as I turned,I thought I did something wrong,so I turned in the Veterinary Hospital parking lot and waited to see if he would pass by,he pulled into the parking lot,he got out and asked me "Do you know why I pulled you over,"technically I was setting in Veterinary parking lot,wondering what have I done to be stared at like this,he made me nervous.I sat/parked in the parking lot for about 2-3 minutes, If I had done something wrong,he should have pulled me over at the stop-light,but he didn't he pulled in behind me parked in a parking lot. He told me he did not see a seat belt on me, I had my hoodie on it was cold and over that was my seat belt strap,and I have long hair that was over the seat belt. I told him my seat-belt strap was set at the lowest part that connected with the Nissan and it could be raised if he needed to see it, He told me my seat-belt was not around me properly,but my seat-belt strap was across my shoulder and the lap part was latched in the connecting part to the car.If my shoulder strap was not high enough connected to the car, the Trooper could have helped me raise it were he could see it. I understand safety laws and wearing a seat belt,my daughter was saved by a seat belt when she was hit by a drunk driver as a toddler,the wreck also killed my mom.
I am a Pentecostal Christian,and it is a sin to cut my hair. I can understand why he may have thought the shoulder strap was not on me,but I tried to tell him that the shoulder strap was at the lowest part that connected at the car, but the strap was over my hoodie,and over my shoulder, and under my hair,but he looked to eagerer to give me a ticket. I respect the law officers of NC,but I was scared at the moment that things might escalate if I said anything else to the Trooper. Since my moms murder by the drunk driver in 2005,I have major anxiety problems. I think the trooper was a little upset that I did not pull out of the Veterinary parking lot,when he did,but I had to get my composure together so I could go pick up my son from work. If it wasn't for a seat belt my daughter would not be alive,I understand the safety of having seat belt on in a car,but I got a ticket for my hoodie and long hair blocking the visibility,and when I tried to explain,I guess my anxiety made it hard to explain to the trooper. Hopefully I can get this ticket dismissed,if not I will be painting my seat belt shoulder straps bright neon-yellow and orange colors for State troopers to see from now on,and keeping my hair in a grandma style-bun from now on.
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Marsena Henley1406 Hamlin RoadDurham,NC 27704

Psalm 107:29 (King James Version)
 (29)He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.