![]() Actual reality is much different than the narratives held by people that haven't ever had to suffer the system. That doesn't even touch upon the injustice of being wrongfully arrested, acquitted, but still having to pay for the legal circus and missed work. They had to end up borrowing cash for bail and ongoing representation. The system will readily give you representation so you can be formally charged, after that you're on your own. I also have another friend that had only a few hundred dollars to their name, was arrested and charged with a felony, and was laughed at when asking to continue with the public defender after the arraignment. The state insists that having sent "notice" by first class mail (with no guarantee of delivery) is good enough, even though certified mail is the minimum for legal process. ![]() I have a friend whose license got suspended with no notice, until they were pulled over and their car was towed. > That is why lawyers are appointed to the indigent in criminal cases.Īre you speaking from direct experience with any of this? If not, please stop repeating plesant fictions of how the system claims to operate. > How does one have one's driver's licence revoked without being informed thereof? That is why lawyers are appointed to the indigent in criminal cases. > Ha ha, I’m sure the person struggling to stay afloat can afford a lawyer. This more so reads as though he did not properly read the notices he received from the government. How does one have one's driver's licence revoked without being informed thereof? So all these things happened and it was all during this unknown to him that it happened? A warrant was eventually issued for his arrest, resulting in more fees accrued for the arrest and the interest of his unpaid fees while he was in jail. Pulled over again, this time license revoked and the fees are over $1000 and growing every month he could not pay. It was the end of the month, he didn’t have $500 to pay the fines and had to drive to work or lose his job. ![]() ![]() Unknown to him, he’s pulled over on the way to work and now gets slapped with another $200 for driving an unregistered vehicle. > One example, a childhood friend of mine got a $75 parking ticket that he was not aware of, by the time he found out it was now $250 due to late fees and the state revoked his car registration. Ha ha, I’m sure the person struggling to stay afloat can afford a lawyer. A warrant was eventually issued for his arrest, resulting in more fees accrued for the arrest and the interest of his unpaid fees while he was in jail.Īsk any poor person and they can tell you this exact same story - it’s not uncommon at all and in my opinion an evil practice intended to exploit the poor because they can’t resist it. ![]() One example, a childhood friend of mine got a $75 parking ticket that he was not aware of, by the time he found out it was now $250 due to late fees and the state revoked his car registration. I grew up fairly poor, poor people routinely go to jail and pay huge fines for minor infractions that someone with power would never be charged with due to access to legal protections the poor can’t afford. ![]()
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