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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.
Your Honor, if I may Devil's Advocate for that other poster;
To be the victim of a callous system designed with apathy at best and cruelty at worst...
and to be a profound fool who never picks up any chance to put two neurons together to a task however many chances are given...
Is not mutually exclusive. 🤣. You might even be acquainted with a few folks miraculously barely navigating the concrete jungle already.
It's always a tragic story from some angle, but empathy doth need a break sometimes, that's why we developed humor to uncomfortably bridge the gap.
Don't Zoom and Drive people, court or not.