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Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:05 am
by glendalais
The Gazette (Montreal, Que., Canada): How Montreal hypnotist dodged a traffic ticket

Either this is a major SGT (and possibly illegal), or it's totally awesome :D: .

I need to try that around here. Now, where in Florida could I find a Police Officer not predespositioned to question me in English at first, lol.

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:09 am
by hhsrat
glendalais wrote: I need to try that around here. Now, where in Florida could I find a Police Officer not predespositioned to question me in English at first, lol.
Miami.

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:00 am
by BRWombat
glendalais wrote:The Gazette (Montreal, Que., Canada): How Montreal hypnotist dodged a traffic ticket

Either this is a major SGT (and possibly illegal), or it's totally awesome :D: .

I need to try that around here. Now, where in Florida could I find a Police Officer not predespositioned to question me in English at first, lol.
I can't see how it would be illegal. Unethical, maybe? Not even sure there.

Whether this would work on most of the officers I know, I really doubt. If this guy's story is even true, I think he may have just stumbled onto a cop who was the mental equivalent of a Mos Eisley stormtrooper. ("These are not the droids you're looking for. Move along.")

The real hilarity will come from the aftermath of the article, when readers who are not bilingual professional hypnotists try to get out of their tickets just based on this guy's description of what he did. (Admit it, you thought about it yourself. I know I did. :D :)

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:11 am
by darph nader
I can see SGs trying this on CMs to not move their strollers. :eek:

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:17 am
by delsdad
This sounds like a job for Hypno - :wallaby: !

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:28 pm
by Disneyguy85
These are not the droids you're looking for...

Edit: I didn't realize someone made that same quote in that article's comments section..Oh well!

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:03 pm
by GRUMPY PIRATE
(Bill Cosbys voice) Rigggghhhhhhhttttt!

I think somone is trying to get free publicity for his stage show.

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:24 pm
by Belgarion42
BRWombat wrote:If this guy's story is even true, I think he may have just stumbled onto a cop who was the mental equivalent of a Mos Eisley stormtrooper. ("These are not the droids you're looking for. Move along.")
This reminds me of a poster I saw yesterday at http://verydemotivational.com/. I'm not sure how to post it in the post here, is it is attached below.

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:25 pm
by CujoSR
Actually the theory is sound. Brian Brushwood explains it pretty well in his SXSW panel.
http://revision3.com/scamschool/anything
http://revision3.com/scamschool/anything2

Re: Hypnotize Your Way Out of a Traffic Ticket

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:40 pm
by Disneyguy85
Well, assuming that this is true, it doesn't seem very ethical! :rolleyes: