Of course, ol’ Barn is a fictional character on a fictional TV show about an idyllic small town where most folks work and those that do have jobs located in that small town. For the vast majority of people life is quite a bit different in the real world, particularly 50 years later.
Yeah, and I live in a small southern California town that is actually nicknamed “Mayberry” where we still have an annual Christmas Parade down our main street, but I’m sot so closed-minded or obtuse to think everyone else in America lives the same life I do or should conduct themselves as I do.
It’s called personal responsibility. If you can’t pay for traffic tickets then don’t speed, don’t park illegally, don’t go uninsured and properly license your vehicle. If you can’t do those things there is always public transportation, bicycles and 49 cc motor scooters for your transportation needs. These 14th amendment claims are getting out of hand.
This isn’t solely a 14 amendment issue, so let’s not try to portray it as such. Suspending a person’s driver license, which many need to be able to earn a living, because they can’t afford to pay a fine is misguided.
Driving is indeed a privilege, and that privilege should be revoked for DUI, vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, cell phone/texting (semi-kidding) and excessive violations, but there are better ways for a municipality to enforce laws and collect fines than to impede a person’s ability to earn a living as a result of a single ticket or parking violation. If anything, restrict the person’s driving to work and school only.
my license have been revoked since 2011 cause i couldn’t afford to pay fines i was a single mother of 4 at the time.had to take chances to work and i was stop for several times for road blocks taking a chance to go to work or stop cause they thought my car tint was too dark. still cant afford all the fines and fees. trying now to pay the fines off a little at a time but still taking a chance to drive to work. i hope they do win this lawsuit.
I think I would take Barney Fife’s instructions – “Rule number one, obey all rules”.
Of course, ol’ Barn is a fictional character on a fictional TV show about an idyllic small town where most folks work and those that do have jobs located in that small town. For the vast majority of people life is quite a bit different in the real world, particularly 50 years later.
Thanks for the education. I live in south Florida where it’s still a lot like Mayberry.
Yeah, and I live in a small southern California town that is actually nicknamed “Mayberry” where we still have an annual Christmas Parade down our main street, but I’m sot so closed-minded or obtuse to think everyone else in America lives the same life I do or should conduct themselves as I do.
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It’s called personal responsibility. If you can’t pay for traffic tickets then don’t speed, don’t park illegally, don’t go uninsured and properly license your vehicle. If you can’t do those things there is always public transportation, bicycles and 49 cc motor scooters for your transportation needs. These 14th amendment claims are getting out of hand.
This isn’t solely a 14 amendment issue, so let’s not try to portray it as such. Suspending a person’s driver license, which many need to be able to earn a living, because they can’t afford to pay a fine is misguided.
Driving is indeed a privilege, and that privilege should be revoked for DUI, vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, cell phone/texting (semi-kidding) and excessive violations, but there are better ways for a municipality to enforce laws and collect fines than to impede a person’s ability to earn a living as a result of a single ticket or parking violation. If anything, restrict the person’s driving to work and school only.
I have never understood the practice of charging more late fees and more court costs to someone who obviously cannot afford to pay the original fine.
——Then you don’t understand “greed”, “graft”, “condescension “—etc. Texas & N.C. should merge.
my license have been revoked since 2011 cause i couldn’t afford to pay fines i was a single mother of 4 at the time.had to take chances to work and i was stop for several times for road blocks taking a chance to go to work or stop cause they thought my car tint was too dark. still cant afford all the fines and fees. trying now to pay the fines off a little at a time but still taking a chance to drive to work. i hope they do win this lawsuit.