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If I am not misinterpreting the article and, "his driving privileges were returned...after 10 days..." is the time between receiving the letter and having his n

by m3koval 15y ago

If I am not misinterpreting the article and, "his driving privileges were returned...after 10 days..." is the time between receiving the letter and having his name cleared, I am impressed that the government moved that quickly. Most of the interactions I've witnessed with the DMV, albiet not nearly as serious, have taken an order of magnitude longer to clear up. That being said, it is ridiculous for the state to revoke a drivers license with no warning. This situation could have been avoided if the state merely gave the alleged fraudsters a few weeks to present the required documentation before revoking the license. Overall, I found this to be the most concerning quote in the article: “A driver’s license is not a matter of civil rights. It’s not a right. It’s a privilege," she said. “Yes, it is an inconvenience [to have to clear your name], but lots of people have their identities stolen, and that’s an inconvenience, too." With this mentality, who knows what future "inconveniences" await Pennsylvania residents in the name of security...

pasbesoin 15y ago
These days, the companies involved are probably protected from such, but I'm put in mind of some of the successful slander lawsuits against credit reporting agencies for their errors. In the absence of a better, more rational process, it would be nice to know that an injured party can walk away with some hundreds of thousands of dollars from such contemptuous companies (and I wouldn't mind seeing the State dinged, as well, although that's probably even more difficult). (I fully support punitive judgment in addition to compensation, in the face of such activity as it is described.) The State is actually probably more at fault, but I can't help imagining a certain amount of collusion with firms seeking to sell them this business. "Guilty until proven innocent" really seems to be taking hold in the U.S. Shoving the work off onto private contractors further aids in this regard, I can imagine. I'm also put in mind of states' use of private, commercial databases to make an end run around their own statutory limitations on data collection and use.
Anechoic 15y ago
If I am not misinterpreting the article and, "his driving privileges were returned...after 10 days..." is the time between receiving the letter and having his name cleared, I am impressed that the government moved that quickly. You probably right that 10 days is "quick" for a government, but ten days is a long time to be without a license if your work requires a valid license. Similarly, the eleven day notice (well less considering mail travel time) is BS. I travel a lot for business and two+ week trips are not out of the ordinary. There should be at least 30 day notice.

by m3koval 15y ago

pasbesoin 15y ago

These days, the companies involved are probably protected from such, but I'm put in mind of some of the successful slander lawsuits against credit reporting agencies for their errors. In the absence of a better, more rational process, it would be nice to know that an injured party can walk away with some hundreds of thousands of dollars from such contemptuous companies (and I wouldn't mind seeing the State dinged, as well, although that's probably even more difficult). (I fully support punitive judgment in addition to compensation, in the face of such activity as it is described.) The State is actually probably more at fault, but I can't help imagining a certain amount of collusion with firms seeking to sell them this business. "Guilty until proven innocent" really seems to be taking hold in the U.S. Shoving the work off onto private contractors further aids in this regard, I can imagine. I'm also put in mind of states' use of private, commercial databases to make an end run around their own statutory limitations on data collection and use.

Anechoic 15y ago

If I am not misinterpreting the article and, "his driving privileges were returned...after 10 days..." is the time between receiving the letter and having his name cleared, I am impressed that the government moved that quickly. You probably right that 10 days is "quick" for a government, but ten days is a long time to be without a license if your work requires a valid license. Similarly, the eleven day notice (well less considering mail travel time) is BS. I travel a lot for business and two+ week trips are not out of the ordinary. There should be at least 30 day notice.