Ah, thats right. Most of you are liberals who don't mind government protecting us. Where are you sol. This is much worse, in my opinion, then the drug laws.
Aunty M,
Put on hundreds of thousands of miles, probably closer to 600 thousand or more, with only a fender bender (not my fault). I know I have been very lucky, but when I can't get the police to show up for a drive by shooting, the whole thing just gets me going. Wouldn't mind paying the tax if I only thought it would go for something. Instead, I get to hear gun shots, squealing tires at night without a officer ever around, then have to limp around to avoid the speed traps in the same area during the day. The officer who wrote it was really quite cool but wouldn't back down. Seems he had written 16 such tickets by noon. That was his emphasis.
The thing about this crud is, if I refuse to pay, they attack my credit, issue me a criminal citation and may garnish my wages. At the same time, the officer told me, he had just finished arresting a guy for the 2nd time in two days. The first time was for no license and a warrant for spousal abuse. Back out the next day in time for the officer to pull him over with a ton of meth. Seems to me the system is just like our tax system. Penalize those who can pay, and ignore those losers who can't.
And while you are all right, it kind of makes me glad to show up at court and know that they had to do a little more work to get my money. Being self employed does have its benefits.
But since its almost unanimous, the check is going into the mail.