OUR SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC FINES, COURT COSTS AND PENALTIES ARE OUTRAGEOUSLY UNJUST AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GRIEVANCES FELT BY BLACKS, LATINOS AND THE POOR. I HAVE A MODEST SUGGESTION TO MAKE.
The Attorney General's findings are correct in this regard: the cost of traffic fines do not significantly hurt the middle and upper classes but can be devastating to the poor.
Think about it: The point of assessing penalties is to sting us enough to make us wary of breaking traffic rules.
Imagine a city that imposed lashes across the back as penalties---the number dependent on the offense. Say running a red light would earn one public lash-- EVERYBODY the same-- rich or poor. That would approximate justice for all.
But suppose the poor were given 10 lashes and the rich only one? Outrageous? Of course! But THAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION---dollar wise---and it is part of the reason for rioting in Ferguson, Missouri.
So I have a modest suggestion: LET US ASSESS TRAFFIC FINES BASED ON A PERSON'S WEALTH. If you think this can't be done---think again. It is already being done in Europe. Read about it here.. Traffic fines in some countries can be in the millions for the super rich.
If you think it's too difficult to determine a persons' wealth---think again: I received a letter this morning from the government which --almost to the dollar--listed my modest assets.
UPDATE: JOHN OLIVER has taken up the cause---spectacularly--ya gotta watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjpmT5noto
The Attorney General's findings are correct in this regard: the cost of traffic fines do not significantly hurt the middle and upper classes but can be devastating to the poor.
Think about it: The point of assessing penalties is to sting us enough to make us wary of breaking traffic rules.
Imagine a city that imposed lashes across the back as penalties---the number dependent on the offense. Say running a red light would earn one public lash-- EVERYBODY the same-- rich or poor. That would approximate justice for all.
But suppose the poor were given 10 lashes and the rich only one? Outrageous? Of course! But THAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION---dollar wise---and it is part of the reason for rioting in Ferguson, Missouri.
So I have a modest suggestion: LET US ASSESS TRAFFIC FINES BASED ON A PERSON'S WEALTH. If you think this can't be done---think again. It is already being done in Europe. Read about it here.. Traffic fines in some countries can be in the millions for the super rich.
If you think it's too difficult to determine a persons' wealth---think again: I received a letter this morning from the government which --almost to the dollar--listed my modest assets.
UPDATE: JOHN OLIVER has taken up the cause---spectacularly--ya gotta watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjpmT5noto
RANDY RANTS: HOW TO DO JUSTICE WITH TRAFFIC FINES.
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