07-25-2013, 06:14 PM
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Originally posted by Kapohocat
I go to court and judge gives the people in front of me fines for DUI, driving with no license, etc fines of $100 to $250.
I got $500 fine. I said right to the judge "so its okay to drink and drive without a license as long as you have insurance?" Judge threatened to raise it to $1000. I shut my mouth but clear example of not fair application of laws and fines.
Doesn't surprise me. It's shocking how unserious DUI is taken here, even for the very few who get caught. I remember an article in the T-H a few months ago about a guy about to be sent to jail, for the first time, after his 14th DUI, pleading with the judge for a "second chance". Unbelievable. Most other states, at least a second conviction is a mandatory week in jail if not the first.