Do you trust your local police? I sure as hell don’t, especially at times when all they want are extra pocket money. Some doesn’t even know how to use their equipment properly, which is demonstrated in this incident.

Sahas Katta is a college student, and getting a speeding ticket he was not pleased. However, he managed to get away with the ticket, legally, with the help of his Android smartphone and a simple Google App. Katta was pulled over and charged with going 40mph in a 25mph zone. However, he managed to prove that he’s only going 26mph. But how did he prove that? Well, he was running My Tracks by Google in the background on his Motorola Droid phone.

The free app records and visualizes GPS data on a map, tracking distance, average speed, average moving speed, and max speed. Katta downloaded this information to Google Docs and brought it with him to the courtroom. He was able to convince the judge that the officer might not have been using his radar gun correctly, introducing enough reasonable doubt that he was declared “not guilty”. Yes, you might say that you can alter data of Google Docs, but well, why spoil the fun of that? Remember this trick next time guys. Should be very handy!

SOURCE via Slashgear