Can we talk about the broken legal system of the Cars universe? In the film, Lightning McQueen is speeding down route 66 when a cop car starts chasing him. Just as he's about to pull over, the cop car starts blowing gaskets. Lightning assumes this is gunfire and freaks out, resulting in him accidentally destroying the town. Lighting was under the impression that he was being fired upon unprovoked, giving him a valid legal argument for his reckless driving. The next day, Mater is assigned to defend him in trial, despite Lightning making it clear that he has his own attorney. He isn't even given a phone call, or a chance to pay bail, the trial takes place the very next day. Of course Mater blows the trial because he's a dumbass, leaving Lightning stranded in this town before the biggest race of his life. Hell, they wouldn't even let him make contact with the outside world, leading to everybody thinking he's missing. Lighting may have a serious lawsuit on his hands.
