Quote Originally Posted by mat2312 View Post
I have no problem with him trying to do someone a favour but to officially reduce a ticket in hopes of ticket payment isn't right. It amounts to stealing someone's wallet but agreeing to give it back to them if they let you keep $20 and not tell the cops.
Hardly. You have every right to fight the ticket in court so they don't have your "wallet" until you're convicted. A conviction is either pleading guilty and paying immediately, or a finding of guilt in court.

It's more like getting caught shoplifting and being told that you can either pay for what you took now, or fight a charge of "theft under" in court.