What a weirdo. I'm sure tickets are a matter of public record, but I think that just sounds so ,--
ewwey,-- bizarrely combining of paternalism, snitchiness, and control freak. I'd hate to think how this person would act in a non-traffic,more serious matter.
I think it would be a good idea to make a very calm, matter-of-fact call followed up by a letter of equally calm description of what happened. The guy might need to be re-evaluated for his job. Perhaps the people he called to tell on you would like to do the same.
Yes, I would fight the ticket. I would use one of those cheap lawyers who negotiates the ticket to a non-moving violation like a headlight out or a bad muffler.
I would do that, not on the basis of the weirdo ticket writer, but on the basis of needing to keep my insurance rates low.
Ooh, ooh, my "odometer" tipped to 2000 posts with this message!