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Meh. If a person can't be responsible while driving, then I don't really care what the consequences are for them; they shouldn't be on the road. In fact, I ho
by jlarocco 1y ago
Meh. If a person can't be responsible while driving, then I don't really care what the consequences are for them; they shouldn't be on the road.
In fact, I hope it does make life difficult for them - maybe they'll think twice and not drive like an idiot and put innocent people's lives at risk.
- danaris 1y agoDid you miss the part where this can be highly dependent on the officer's judgement? If you take away someone's ability to get to their job because a racist/corrupt/grumpy/power-tripping police officer decided to perjure themselves to declare that they drove recklessly, you have given police a tool to destroy the lives of anyone they dislike.
- kube-system 1y agoDon't make the mistake of presuming that levying a legal penalty equates to perfect compliance. When faced with a choice between compliance and survival, people will choose the latter. https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-uninsured-motorists https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-uninsure... If policies continue to push more people to operate vehicles extralegally, problems caused by these drivers may get worse instead of better.