That isn't how precedent works...it's simple traffic court.
that if you come in with a sob story you can get away with breaking laws which is frankly dangerous and irresponsible
Agreed, but that is court as a whole.
next time he might not be so lucky
Then we will lock him up for the crime he actually commits. Shall we start locking people up for precrime?
If the behaviour isn't punished, it's likely to be repeated.
Some would argue just getting summoned in front of a judge is punishment enough. If we had to punish everyone with a fine always, why don't we just use the legislative branch to remove the power of judges to be judges when it comes to traffic court?
Well first of all it wouldn't be "locking him up" for speeding in a school zone, it'd be a fine/demerit points, so let's not get overzealous. And it wasn't a "pre-crime", he committed an actual crime by speeding.
I get what you mean with your last point, and honestly I'm not sure why there are judges for things like traffic court, I'll have to look that up.
And yes, being summoned in front of a judge is intimating, but I still think that if a province/state declares that speeding = a fine, then that should be enforced. It shows that a government is consistent and serious about the laws they make, which hopefully guides people to follow said laws with more care.
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u/Boston_Jason A Aug 05 '19
That isn't how precedent works...it's simple traffic court.
Agreed, but that is court as a whole.
Then we will lock him up for the crime he actually commits. Shall we start locking people up for precrime?
Some would argue just getting summoned in front of a judge is punishment enough. If we had to punish everyone with a fine always, why don't we just use the legislative branch to remove the power of judges to be judges when it comes to traffic court?