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by happyscrappy 3891 days ago
Well they could take the fine directly out of their government assistance and then the fine would not balloon.
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Right but she would go hungry or homeless...
So if you are poor enough you can speed with impunity? If you take away their license they could go hungry.
Well, I am sure that there are many people here for whom a $170 could be seen as a reasonable expense to get to an important meeting on time. Does that entitle the wealthy to speed with impunity?
That is probably the reason that you lose your license after three speeding tickets in a year.