Differences
In most countries you get fined on the spot. Or if you disagree with a ticket you can do it by mail. Only real crimes require the presence in court and a lot of things don't even require a judge.
And if you take a lawyer and you win the opposing party (state or individual) has to pay your lawyer costs automatically. In the US you just lost thousands of dollars, innocent or not.
European courts don't force tourists to break the law by overstaying so they can defend themselves. By the way overstaying = banned from the USA for at least 5 years no matter the reason.
If you are wrongly accused as a tourist in the USA you are screwed because you can't go to court so you end up a fugitive. It has NOTHING to do with a law and order desire of "respect the laws then you'll be fine".
Last edited by alohagirly; Jan 2, 2018 at 12:50 pm
Reason: Grammar