The Other Speed Trap

I've known European countries have been doing this -- it makes sense to make consequences proportionate so that one effectively feels the consequences. It needs to happen.

I've read several articles on this topic. I am absolutely not in favor of jailing anyone over unpaid tickets; and adding fines on top of what you already owe is adding insult to injury. However, charging people more just because they have a higher income is also wrong. The law is supposed to be blind.

Yet another advocate for socialism. This one is more subtle, but that is exactly what it is. "From each according to his ability...."

And the emotional sympathy case at the beginning to get you on their side is a blatant misrepresentation. First, she wasn't jailed for not paying her fines. She was jailed for A CRIME. She was driving without a valid license, which is a 2nd degree misdemeanor in Florida. Second, it may have all STARTED with a single speeding ticket. But it kept going from there. You don't get fines in three separate counties from ONE speeding ticket. She was a repeat offender. The article wants you to think she got one speeding ticket, wasn't able to pay it, and next thing you know she was in jail. Poppycock. She got MULTIPLE tickets, refuse to pay them, and then CONTINUED to drive, even after her license had been suspended. She was a criminal. And she was caught and sent to jail for her CRIME. Not for the fines and fees; but for breaking the law.