There is an issue with the way some minor infractions are enforced that affect those in poverty far greater than those with more means.

We all make minor mistakes driving. For many of us it is an annoyance when we have to pay up for a speeding ticket or a parking ticket. For some it starts a downward cycle they can't escape.

I wasn't proposing for a second that you should "do whatever you want". We just need to find ways where the infraction is fair to everyone and properly deters the unwanted behavior. Can you not see that? It's the topic of this article.

There are a lot of laws on the books that seem minor to people with the means to pay the fine, but poor people essentially get penalized for being poor and it goes far beyond a slap on the wrist for the initial infraction. "Oh you can't pay your fines because you don't have enough money? Well, we'll fine you again and take away your license. That will teach you to be poor!"