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Hanrahan

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22/02/16

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Originally posted by herbalist ↑

The usual balanced response from you.
The issue is that if these laws are enacted for deterrence then that deterrence should be equal to all.
To someone who is on a low income, possibly part time because of age discrimination.( trying to provide an example you might find empathy with). A traffic fine could be for them a significant portion of their income for that week. If you are unemployed it could be the equivalent of your fortnightly income.
Compare that to a young merchant banker who would pay the fine and not even notice it.
I have worked with people that treated parking fines like confetti. End of the month hand them and a chequebook to the secretary and get her to deal with them.

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I'm at a loss to understand why a license suspension is onerous to a dolebludger but a breeze to a tradesman.
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