Re:Buried in Infrastructure Bill Is a Mandatory Backdoor Kil...
by monkpit on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:30AM
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This varies by jurisdiction, your anecdote is 1 data point but driving with a suspended license is a severe punishment in some places.
Re:Buried in Infrastructure Bill Is a Mandatory Backdoor Kil...
by yosito on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:07AM
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In the US, it varies by state. In Ohio, for example:
> If you are convicted for driving with a suspended license, you will be charged with a first degree misdemeanor. This entails a maximum of 6 months in jail and up to $1,000 in fines
Re:Buried in Infrastructure Bill Is a Mandatory Backdoor Kil...
by Steltek on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:30AM
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Laws (de jure) that are not enforced, do not exist (de facto). For example, Massachusetts may have similarly tough laws but 85% of Massachusetts' drunk driving cases are dismissed. And that's 85% of the ones that actually make it to court.
Okay, on paper, yes, it exists but then you have:
- "Hardship" exceptions for going to work/groceries, which are totally abused.
- Driving on a suspended license anyway. When you get caught, nothing happens. Perhaps the suspension is extended.
- As a shitty driver, you plead your case before a jury and the decision is reversed because most people are shitty drivers and they sympathize with other shitty drivers.
Source: I was hit in my grandmother's driveway by a driver with a suspended license. Went to court. Nothing happened other than insurance paying for the damage.