• DigDoug@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    You don’t even have to be rich-rich. Car-related fines are a joke.

    I was thinking more along the lines of losing one’s license.

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      18 hours ago

      more along the lines of losing one’s license.

      Don’t forget that the wealthy can afford lawyers to forestall license revocation, usually indefinitely.

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      1 day ago

      Indeed, though I would suggest that, for more significant infractions, state seizure of the vehicle (as the tool used to commit the crime) should be an option, with proceeds from vehicle sales by the state going to safety infrastructure and perhaps a victim restitution fund.

      People are very attached to their cars, so that’s a punishment, and they won’t be needing it anymore without a license!

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        18 hours ago

        state seizure of the vehicle

        Sure, no problems with power-tripping LEOs yet, let’s give them more ability to abuse their position arbitrarily.

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          14 hours ago

          Power tripping murderpigs and ecocidal narcissists with their two-ton pollution powered people crushers are basically equivalent evils, anything that pits them against each other without adding any risk to pedestrians is a win.