Massachusetts is going to demand a $25 fee from people who dare to contest a traffic ticket in court. Yes, even if the judge clears the defendant of any wrongdoing.
The move is expected to yield the state $5 million in revenue in the current fiscal year.
Well, why stop there? Perhaps anyone charged with a property crime should fork over $500 for the right to a hearing. Think of how much money that could add to the state's coffers.
And people charged with capital murder ought to pay a couple of grand, at least, if they're uppity enough to insist on their day in court.
I had no idea the government could recast justice as a pay-to-play enterprise. How creative. There's a reason to fly the flag tomorrow.
The entire traffic system is all about revenue and nothing more.
Posted by: Phelps | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 10:45 AM