Got a ticket and need some advice.
Think I lucked out today and got one of the pettiest cops I've ever seen. Pulled into a 7/11 only to notice that the 6 parking spots they had were taken and it had no gas pumps. Decided I'd just go to a different gas station as this 7/11 had no pumps either way and i needed gas so i signaled to leave their parking lot. As soon as I get over to the street the dude pulls me over. I'm confused but decide to comply and be respectful. Dude tells me there was apparently a traffic light 5 blocks down the street and by going into 7/11 and not buying anything from them I've now apparently broken the law. I assume he's joking as this sounds ridiculous but he apparently wasn't. Gave me a ticket for short cut.
I have a clean record and want to keep it clean but I'm not even sure how I'd fight this in court. Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏