03-22-2017, 10:53 AM
(03-22-2017, 10:24 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:Someone who has worked hard and made thier wealth should not have to pay a higher fine. That is just absurd. The law is the law. It doesn't distinguish between whether someone is wealthy or not very dangerous territory to advocate for that by your definition someone who is wealthy should have longer sentences in jail too(03-22-2017, 09:39 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Then don't get a ticket.... It is really quite simple. Driving is a privilege, not a right. If you cant adhere to the rules of the road, I really have no sympathy for you regardless of your social economic status.
You're missing the point. I have no sympathy for people who drive dangerously either, but I do have sympathy for people who receive an effectively harsher punishment for the same offence simply because they are less wealthy.
Or if you prefer, I object to the concept that some people are wealthy enough not to have to worry about following the law.