For real though, why was his license suspended in the first place? Like, I feel way differently about this story if the defendant is a repeat drunk driver vs someone who just didn't pay to register their car or whatever.
I'm really torn about this. He's in jail now for driving without a license. That in itself doesn't harm anyone. It could very well be that he just didn't have the money to renew his driver's license. Doesn't seem like the kind of thing deserving of jail time by itself. As for the driving, in a lot of places it's not possible to keep a job, or go to the doctors office, without a car.
That being said, since he doesn't have a license, his insurance, even if he had any, is void and therefore he is a liability. He clearly isn't going to stop driving when he isn't legally entitled to.
In a society where driving isn't often optional, I feel like the law is more callous than necessary. I don't have a solution though. Maybe drivers licenses could be free so that your license would only be suspended for cause?
The video is absolutely hilarious though. The comedic timing is as good as a sitcom. No marks.
You have given many reasons he might be driving without a license.
You haven't given any for the reason he might be doing it while on a zoom trial with a judge for doing so in the first place. Which is the real reason why he's in jail now.
Don't do the thing you're being accused of while appearing before a judge is common sense though. It is so incredibly easy to not physically be in a car for this hearing.
I'd think it would be common sense not to be driving when you have a court appearance. I'd put on at least a collared shirt and a tie and take the call from a quiet place where there's nothing else going on.
On one hand you're not wrong. I've been driving with expired plates all year because I can't afford the work needed to pass emissions, and I already used my hardship extension last year. The alternative is losing my job, my ability to get a job, my ability to get to a grocery store in under an hour, etc...
On the other hand, though... I'm not sure what this guy was expecting. Like, the vast majority of the cops in my area do not give a flying fuck about expired plates, but I'm still gonna make a turn I didn't need to if it means avoiding passing a cop. This guy literally livestreamed himself committing the crime he was accused of directly to the judge.
Oh yeah, that was a real stupid moment in this guy's life. No defending that. And having that on video is just awesome! This guy will never live this down lol
Suspension of a license is usually because the state has deemed that the driver is not fit to drive for various reasons, either criminal or medical. Not paying the renewal fee usually just means the license lapses and the penalities are far less.
I do feel bad for him since there's not a lot of transportation freedom in america if you can't drive a car. Obv he shouldn't ever drive a car again tho
I don't. His dumbass would eventually get someone else dead. My dumbass just perpetually gets ratios wrong in factorio and has a tendency to hyperfixate - my smart-ass realized my ADHD is likely to get myself killed driving, so I have never gotten myself a driver's license.
I highly recommend anyone with ADHD drive standard if they're ever in a position where they have to learn how to drive. It forces you to focus on driving and keeps your hands busy. I used to be the same way, but I had to start driving or become homeless so I've been driving standard ever since.
This is why we need more public transport everywhere in the world. Get idiots off the street, but enable them to go to the doctor, school, work, and everything else, so we have less idiots in the future.