ExtravagantEnzyme@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
It depends on your moral stance about working with the cops in this fashion. In many circles, becoming a CI will get you immediately ostracized and could lead to being physically assaulted. Alternatively you could tell the judge about your financial situation and hopefully work it off via community service. Also, fines can often be reduced by providing documentation demonstrating your income meets specific conditions. But to each their own, I mean based on your citation, what CI work would they have you do? I’ve only ever heard about CI’s in the drug world.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
My guess is that OP was caught street racing. They tick a lot of boxes for someone who would street race. Many areas have begun cracking down on it, to the point that it can outright get your car seized (not just impounded for pickup later. Completely seized), and your license permanently revoked. Not sure about Chicago specifically, but many states have started implementing harsher and harsher penalties for it.
If this is the case, the cop is basically saying “rat on your street racing buddies so we can bust all of them, or else we’re throwing the book at you.”
OP needs to delete this post and talk to an attorney.