I take full responsibility for being illegal with the stickers and for having an unsafe car. I will not disagree with you on that. My main issue is the manner in which I was spoken to by the one cop. It just felt cold. I understand they have a job, but there could have been more compassion.
I lived in Philadelphia for 25 years and was absolutely spoiled by the walkability and the public transportation (the availability, not the price - ha!) there. I could walk anywhere. Now that I'm in the 'burbs, it's different. We have limited public transportation. I can walk to the car mechanic, a drug store, and a crappy supermarket that's a very long walk away when you have two kids in tow. What's frustrating is that there is another supermarket super close to me, but it's a very risky walk because the sidewalk ends. Here, there is a lot of sidewalk that just loops around developments and doesn't actually lead anywhere. My son could potentially walk to school, but there is the issue of one very unsafe stretch where the sidewalk stops. Kids here are picked up on the bus about 100 yards away from the school. Nuts. My husband walks to his jobs in order to save gas, but only one job is reachable by sidewalk. The other two require him to enact a game of frogger. I actually prefer walking and dream of more sidewalks. 
Thanks to the generosity of fellow DU'ers, it looks like I'll be getting needed repairs! I won't be fighting it. He said to plead not guilty and then all I would have to do is bring in the inspection report from the mechanic and everything would be waived.
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