The car should be towed and impounded until AFTER the case is closed, assuming the car is owned by the driver. If the person is unlicensed due to a DUI, the car should be confiscated and sold, assuming the car is owned by the driver.
It doesn't matter. They'll drive as soon as they get the car out of impound, too.I say yes regardless if they can find a licensed driver to drive the car home.They are driving without license,they should have their car towed when pulled over for a traffic offense.Just letting some other guy tow the car will just mean the individual will go back to driving unlicensed.
There's a way to push someone down even further.The car should be towed and impounded until AFTER the case is closed, assuming the car is owned by the driver.
This.What you seem to be suggesting is that by refusing a licensed passenger to drive the car, you would have the unlicensed driver punished in advance for something you THINK he/she will do in the future. That's draconian and rather big government of you.
The car did not commit the offense the driver did.
I will go one furhter. If the driver is an "illegal" alien without a drivers license the car should be towed away. Towing charges should have to be paid as part of getting the vehicle back. That way the tax payer is not on the hook for the tow. I almost would go with the confiscation and selling of the vehicle of an unlicensed/uninsured illegal alien,
I voted "they should never tow an inlicensed driver", but probably should have picked 'other'. There are times that I think it valid, but those times are few.
It doesn't matter. They'll drive as soon as they get the car out of impound, too.
There's a way to push someone down even further.
This.
Towing the car is punishment, nothing more, nothing less. And this punishment is yet another proof that "innocent until proven guilty" is a myth in our society. We say it to make ourselves feel more superior to other societies, but when it comes time to walk the walk, it doesn't even register as a concern.
That's the best response you could come up with? Really?Like I give a flying #### about an unlicensed driver's feelings.
If that were done, and the driver were not eventually convicted... who pays for the impound?The car should be towed and impounded until AFTER the case is closed, assuming the car is owned by the driver.
Like I give a flying #### about an unlicensed driver's feelings.
It was the only thought that crossed my mind.That's the best response you could come up with? Really?
Either you have a license or you don't.If that were done, and the driver were not eventually convicted... who pays for the impound?
Question is for anybody, not just conservativeguy.
The voice of fascism speaks. Nice.
Fascism? :lamo
Since when is factual guilt/innocence important (in our justice system)? Somebody might beat the charge for any number of reasons.Either you have a license or you don't.
Going a little OT here: How about people who do have a valid license, but just don't have it on their person at the moment?I say yes regardless if they can find a licensed driver to drive the car home.They are driving without license,they should have their car towed when pulled over for a traffic offense.Just letting some other guy tow the car will just mean the individual will go back to driving unlicensed.
Since when is factual guilt/innocence important (in our justice system)? Somebody might beat the charge for any number of reasons.
Going a little OT here: How about people who do have a valid license, but just don't have it on their person at the moment?
This is how it is often done, but the states that I am familiar with leave towing up to the discretion of the officer. So, if you get a prick...I do not know about your state but in my state when the police pull you over they run checks on you. I think that you may even have a certain number of days to show up to city hall with your valid driver's license if you have a out of state license.
The fines would exceed the value of many of the vehicles on the road today.vehicles driven by an unlicensed driver - and those driven by someone under the influence - should be held as evidence
once the trial is concluded and the driver is found to have prevailed, then they get their vehicle back
if they are found guilty, they get their car back after paying whatever fine is imposed
Evidence of what?vehicles driven by an unlicensed driver - and those driven by someone under the influence - should be held as evidence
once the trial is concluded and the driver is found to have prevailed, then they get their vehicle back
if they are found guilty, they get their car back after paying whatever fine is imposed
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