02-22-2006, 05:30 PM
I wonder if higher costs related to tickets will eventually blow up in the face of those trying to levy them? At some point, if the cost is high enough, more and more people will be bringing lawyers, more will fight harder, more will challenge the "truth" brought foward by the cops and appeal cases that have questionable proof, more will do nefarious things to avoid tickets. The days of the traffic court that just denies everyone their rights to a fair trial and assumes you're guilty until proven innocent will dissapear as the people have more to lose. And is that what the state really wants to accomplish?
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van