Man Embellishes Story About Police Fine 卡車越線罰9百 上網鬼扯靠哀求省3萬9

A man was fined NT$900 by police officers from Kaohsiung's Shou Tian Police Station on Sept. 14 for exceeding road markings. He then posted online about how he managed to convince the police to reduce the fine from NT$40,000 to NT$900 even though his truck was overloaded. The police responded that it handled everything according to law and the man also admitted he embellished his story. He will be investigated for offenses against reputation and credit.

A concrete truck exceeds road markings at an intersection in Kaohsiung, and is flagged by the police. The police officer issues a fine. The truck driver subsequently posted a photo of the fine notice on Facebook and boasted about how he managed to convince the police to reduce the fine from NT$40,000 for an overloaded vehicle to NT$900 for failing to comply with traffic signals, saving him NT$31,000. His post became viral and the police were accused of dereliction of duty.

Cheng Chuan-shun, Captain, Shou Tian Police Station: “A visual assessment showed that the vehicle in question was not overloaded, and its tires were not sunken. That's why he was only penalized for exceeding road markings.”

The police station named in the post offered a clarification. It said the police officer at the scene determined the vehicle was not overloaded after the driver was flagged. The man embellished his story and also posted a photo of the fine, which showed the name and position of the police officer. The police have asked prosecutors to investigate him for offenses against reputation and credit. 

Resident: “Things that are online are exaggerated to begin with. Some people will believe them, others won't. If you're going to say something, then you have to take responsibility for it, right? That's why you should tell the truth.”

The police said the man admitted that he embellished his story to get online attention, but he had already broken the law. People are reminded that posts involving defamation, insults, and lies can be traced even when anonymous.

載運混凝土的大車來到路口越線被攔下，警方依法開單，但罰單被駕駛放上臉書社群網站卻加油添醋，被開單的民眾說本來要被開超載罰單，哀求警方後罰單從原先超載罰4萬元變成不遵守交通號誌的900元，現省3萬9千1百元，文章在網路上不斷轉傳，警方也被質疑瀆職。

高雄岡山區壽天派出所所長鄭全順表示：「那目測因為該車無明顯的超載違規事實，且輪胎並未深陷，所以依違規事實就是超越停止線予以告發。」

遭質疑的派出所緊急澄清，強調當事人越線被攔查後員警第一時間就判斷沒超重，而男子亂發文還附上開單照片、員警姓名及職稱，已影響警方形象，被以妨害名譽罪嫌函送偵辦。

民眾表示：「網路的東西原本就是放大，有的人會信就信，不信就算了，既然敢說就是要敢做敢當對不對，因為我們有多少事實，就是說多少話。」

警方表示，當事人雖有澄清這篇文章是誇飾莫須有的言論，單純想在社群博得聲量，但已觸法，也提醒民眾即使是匿名發文，內容涉及誹謗、侮辱或與事實不符都可透過網路警察追查，民眾在網路發文應多留意。