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Journeyman

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11. "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges . . .
Thu May 9, 2019, 01:08 AM
May 2019
to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”

- Anatole France

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Poverty is not a crime shenmue May 2019 #1
It is in Michigan! marble falls May 2019 #5
it is in CA barbtries May 2019 #8
I do not object to that ruling to be honest but what I do object to is that fines are not based on cstanleytech May 2019 #2
They can also take your house if you miss a prop tax payment, nasty state to live in. nt yaesu May 2019 #3
Many people who have the money refuse to pay traffic fines. sinkingfeeling May 2019 #4
please provide some kind of proof. barbtries May 2019 #9
My ex is one of those Jake Stern May 2019 #10
okay so that's 2 barbtries May 2019 #14
My brother-in-law, the engineer, who keeps a lawyer on retainer. Midnight Writer May 2019 #13
How Can People Drive to a Job to Earn $ for Fines? dlk May 2019 #6
That was my first thought also! pazzyanne May 2019 #7
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges . . . Journeyman May 2019 #11
GAH. So they can't go to work and get poorer. Double GAH. iluvtennis May 2019 #12
Liberty and Justice for all.... safeinOhio May 2019 #15
makes sense right? People need a car to work to earn money, so now they can't do that becasue they beachbum bob May 2019 #16
Take away voting rights for those who file for US Bankruptcy for 10yrs. sokpupet May 2019 #17
The state needs to enforce traffic laws. Jose Garcia May 2019 #18
Is MI one of those states that has 3rd Party Bounty Hunters to collect the fines like Texas does? Hestia May 2019 #19
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