June 2, 2008

• OMG, it just keeps happening!! Doug and I went to court today to pay on a ticket that he'd gotten when I was sick. I sat there and listened to the judge and the defendants, one by one. After about 50 people into it, my jaw was on the floor and I was sitting there dumbfounded. The room was full of Mexicans that were driving without licenses, child endangerment, no insurance, no registration, broken down cars, etc and the judge was giving them slaps on the wrists and telling them to go. No licence? No problem, $20 you're free to go. No child safety devices? No problem, $50, you're free to go. No registration? No problem, $35, you're free to go. No headlights? No problem, $35 you're free to go. It's no wonder they don't fuck'n care to follow the laws and we end up paying through the teeth when there's an accident with them. Because the judicial system creates it so that they pay the minimal and off they go.

  
  

  Then the judge gets to Doug. "Sir, you've missed your courtdate and it's gone to collections, you'll need to set up payment arrangements". There were a slew of Mexicans in that courtroom that were in the exact same situation and they got reduced fines. They were allowed to tell their side of the story, and most of it was bullshit. "Yes, sir, I was on my way to register the car when I got pulled over." BULLSHIT The judge didn't even give Doug a chance to explain our situtation. I've been damn near dead for the last 7 months and we've been living hand to mouth and couldn't pay the ticket and the judge wouldn't even give us a chance! It cost us $670 to pay for the ticket and another $55 to reinstate his license. Our amount was $725 in comparison for a $20 fuck'n dollar slap on the wrist. It wouldn't surprise me if the whole thing was political. White male? Sorry, screw you!

  
  

  GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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