A small potato's mini stories (1) It pays to be honest.

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Let me start a story "It pays to be honest!" and make it short.
That was 1986 some time when I 1st came to LA.

I borrowed my friend car shopped around the used car in Brand Blvd.
in Glendale. It was on Sunday morning around 9am. I was driving
slowly looking around and found there was a big used car store on
the left. I made the left turn and there I was surrounded by a police
car with immediate warning.I stopped my car and showed my new
driver license. I was given a ticket  of  traffic violation on turning
left at "NO left turn lane".

I attended my 1st court appearing on my traffic violation.
"Michael Han, are you guilty of the violation?" The judge asked.
"I came to the States only a few days ago.
and I was driving at 25 miles an hour on an empty Broadway.
I saw there were no traffic 1000 feet front and no car behind.
I thought it was alright to turn left for that used car store."
"There is a *No left turn sign*. Did you see it?"
"Your honor, I must have missed it."
"Therefore, you are guilty of the violation."
"If that was the law, then I am guilty, Your Honor."
"You are fined $140.00 for the violation."
"Yes, your Honor."
When I walked away to pay the fine in the lobby window.
There appeared the seating Judge running toward me
"Michael, since you just came to the States, I am going to
exempt you from paying the fine. You may go home now
and next time be more careful!"
"Yes. Your Honor."
I did not expect the America Court Judge does have a human side.
That is my stories "It pays to be honest!"