On 7/7/05, Robbie Webber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Courts > are hesitant to revoke licenses because people need cars to get to jobs. > Well, to me, if you are a repeat offender, you may need to find another > way to get around or take a different job.
People with few skills living in areas without any sort of transit service may not have the option to just run out and find another job. > If they continue to drive on a suspended license or get multiple DWIs, > take a cue from the Feds in dealing with drug lords. Confiscate the > vehicle. Doesn't matter if it is in their name or not - a common ploy is > to have the vehicle in a spouse, brother/sister, or son/daughter's name > - if you are caught again, you forfit the vehicle. The vehicle can then > be sold at auction, and the proceeds used to offset increased > enforcement or court costs. > So if my hypothetical brother, who is a repeat offender, takes the keys to my car without my permission; gets stopped by the cops; and my car gets impounded and sold, that's justice? For all intents and purposes, my hypothetical brother was driving a stolen car. Should I be punished for failing to stop him from stealing my car? Sure, I could put the keys in a safe while I'm out, but just how far does my obligation to protect society from the actions of another legal adult extend? Should I also lock up my sharp knives, chainsaw, and heavy blunt objects just in case he decides to go on a killing spree while I'm at the video store? Beyond that, it hardly seems like police forces are going to make money auctioning off the rusty 15 year-old Chevy Cavaliers seized from problem drivers. Sure, you'll seize a few Escalades, but most people who end up in your vehicle seizure program will have smashed up enough cars getting along the way that they won't be able to afford cruising around town in a Porsche. It seems obvious that as long as society is structured such that ownership and operation of a vehicle are practically a prerequisite for participation in that society, people who we otherwise wouldn't want to drive will. All the fancy gadgetry, stricter licensing regulations, and police actions in the world can't change the fact that people in our society require mobility and, due to a variety of geographical, budgetary, historical, and political reasons that I'm sure you understand, for most people that means an automobile. David _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
