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Seeing Red

Marc Ostrofsky, 51, fought a speeding ticket he received in Aspen, Colo., because, he says, he was the subject of profiling by police. Statistics show that “a red sports car is the No. 1 car that cops go after,” he claimed. “And so when you drive a red sports car in this town and you live here, you drive very slowly.” Ostrofsky, who is described as a “multi-millionaire,” denies he was speeding and consulted a lawyer, who advised him to get the approximately six other Ferrari owners in Aspen to come testify about “how they’re targeted.” But that was too difficult for Ostrofsky to coordinate, so he told the judge that he would put up $10,000 to have Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn, who pulled him over, take a lie-detector test. The judge denied that request, and based on Ostrofsky’s not guilty plea, set a trial date, but that was inconvenient for Ostrofsky’s schedule, so he instead pled no contest and will take an online driver course with a $100 administrative fee — thus clearing his $70 ticket (MS/Aspen Daily News) ...He was willing to spending more than $10,000 to get out of a $70 ticket? Apparently he’s making sure nobody profiles him for his intelligence.