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Friday, June 26, 2015

‘All about the money’: Motorists plagued by sky-high Calif. traffic ticket fines

Casey Campbell served two tours in Iraq, but the fight of his life is in California.

After driving without a seat belt and no front plate, he got a $25 traffic ticket that jumped to $300 with assessments and surcharges. Unable to pay in full, the ticket rose to $600, and then $819 when he missed a court date.

The state automatically took his driver's license and turned the ticket over to a collections agency. Police later impounded his car when he drove to work on a suspended license. Unable to make a living, Campbell ended up broke and homeless.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good deal for Maryland, should implement this ASAP!

Anonymous said...

If we'd stopped them back when these laws against liberty and freedom were being tossed around we wouldn't be in the shape we're in right now. I firmly believe that.

Anonymous said...

no sh!t sherlock! wow what a genius! would've never figured that one out! lets see, is it about justice or money maker? hmmmmmm! give me a minute! can i get back to ya in a few! think I may have to look at this for a while!

Anonymous said...

Ha!

Anonymous said...

If only they 'obeyed the law'. Right kops?

Anonymous said...

The Supreme court just proved we live in a lawless country you have no rights.

Anonymous said...

8:20-You must not be gay.

Anonymous said...

Not lawless, just however the justice system 'feels' it should be applied to each individual at that point in time, heck two minutes later the law might mean something else than what was applied to you!

Anonymous said...

And who said there is no police state?