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It's not just the ticket. It's the whole legal machine spinning up and siphoning a pile of money off of you:court costs, lawyer/legal fees, auto insurance incre
by jackhack 9y ago
It's not just the ticket. It's the whole legal machine spinning up and siphoning a pile of money off of you:court costs, lawyer/legal fees, auto insurance increases for the next x years. And as you've mentioned, time away from productive work.
The ticket is only a small part of the actual costs.
And even worse, while this combination-punch can be irritating to middle- and upper-class folks, it can be financially devastating to someone living on the edge of sustainability.
But then, somebody has to pay for all those shiny new Police Intercept cruisers, SUVs, tactical body armor, new weapons & training, drones, robots, etc. etc. etc.
- FussyZeus 9y agoHow about a $200/mo subscription plan where I get to go as fast as I want? I'd get on board with that. :D
- Neliquat 9y agoHave you heard the steve jobs approach? Ethically dubious, but very effective. He just got a new car long enough he could avoid having a real plate so he could park illegally.
- FussyZeus 9y agoDon't see how that would be effective for speeding though.
- jackhack 9y agoI don't think it was that deep -- I think Jobs was simply being a self-absorbed asshole in this case. I've not read of him routinely buying new cars - quite the contrary. In this case I believe it was a simple disregard for the laws that only applied to "little people." He couldn't be bothered and didn't care. Related: He routinely parked his Mercedes (the one without a license plate) in a reserved Handicapped parking space. source: Walter Isaacson's Jobs biography, Sculley's book, and Amelio's book on his time at Apple.
- throwaway18917 9y agoI think the police departments get those from the federal government for free [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1033_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1033_program
- Neliquat 9y ago'Free'