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Old 10-05-2011, 02:05 PM
 
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Auto Owners Beware -- D.C. Cops Throw Drivers In Jail For Expired Tags, AAA Cries Foul | Fox News
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Old 10-05-2011, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Idiotic. How much money do they spend on jailing a person for expired tags? Probably a fair bit more than whatever benefit comes out of jailing them.

We lock way too many people up for way too many things here.
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Old 10-05-2011, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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I'm a rule of law type of guy. If the law is onerous it is up to the citizenry to demand it be changed. Until then it should be enforced equitably.

That being said throwing folks in jail for expired tags is excessive. The council should change the laws.
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:30 AM
 
Location: DC
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The best punishment is to impound the vehicle.
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:45 AM
 
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WTF? DC kills me.
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Old 10-06-2011, 09:01 AM
 
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Idiotic.

The likely reasons a vehicle's tag might be expired are either because the car's been declared ineligible to pass inspection or the owner is suffering through a previous insurance lapse. It costs money to resolve either of those issues, and throwing these drivers in jail won't accelerate a resolution to those problems.
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Old 10-07-2011, 05:46 AM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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Idiotic.

The likely reasons a vehicle's tag might be expired are either because the car's been declared ineligible to pass inspection or the owner is suffering through a previous insurance lapse. It costs money to resolve either of those issues, and throwing these drivers in jail won't accelerate a resolution to those problems.
Jail may seem excessive, but people shouldn't be driving in those situations.
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Old 10-07-2011, 06:21 AM
 
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Jail may seem excessive, but people shouldn't be driving in those situations.


Man $%^#^$%^ & that. Have you been arrested before? In D.C? Thats what tickets are for.
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Old 10-07-2011, 07:48 AM
 
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I was arrested for driving on expired tags in DC. My tags were like 1 day passed due and I forgot. I had to pay a small fine and they released me after a few hours. I was lucky because it was mid day/midweek. If they get you on a Saturday night, you are toast. You won't get out until Sunday morning or afternoon and they might send you to Central Cell and that place is hell times two.
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Old 10-07-2011, 08:47 AM
 
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Going to jail for expired license is a little over the top and being moved around from one cell to another for what? Seems like a waste of time for the driver and the officer who should be more concerned with actual criminals.

At the same time, people should take notice of their license expiration date. Tags shouldn't expire no more than 10 days.
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