Judge Admits On Camera that Extorting the Public Over Victimless Crimes is His “Job Security”

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Magistrate Joe Licata and defendent, Robin Clearey, in a Harris County, Texas courtroom

Magistrate Joe Licata and defendent, Robin Clearey, in a Harris County, Texas, courtroom

Harris County Judge Says Arrests of Poor People Good for Job Security:
http://www.houstonpress.com/news/harris-county-judge-says-arrests-of-poor-people-good-for-job-security-8950616

(Meagan Flynn) The driving infractions and fines had piled up on Robin Clearey, who stood before Magistrate Joe Licata after she was ticketed for driving without working taillights, a license or valid registration.

he had been through this many times before, she told the judge, and at that very moment she also had a criminal case pending for driving with an invalid license, for which she would stay in jail unless she paid a $3,500 bond. Licata warned her that, if she didn’t pay the fines for these tickets and renew her license after paying surcharges to the Department of Public Safety, “you’re gonna get arrested every time you get pulled over.”

That was nothing to her, Clearey responded — because she had already become trapped in a cycle of arrests.

“It’s nothing to me either,” Licata told her. “It’s job security.”

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: I’ve been trying to explain this concept to Statists for years, but now you can read and hear it for yourselves!

State-Sponsored Poverty

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2016-07-24-state-sponsored-poverty

Washington, D.C., Has Four Layers of Bureaucracy to Protect Against Rogue Shoe-Shiners:
http://rare.us/story/washington-d-c-has-four-layers-of-bureaucracy-to-protect-against-rogue-shoe-shiners/

Shining shoes seems like a relatively low-risk occupation. (Heck, even Andy Dwyer can do it.)

Not so, says the city government of Washington, D.C., where would-be shoe shiners have to acquire no fewer than four licenses, with fees totaling at least $337 to get into business. Oh, and if you want to shine shoes on the sidewalk, cough up another $1,200 for a two-year permit.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: State-Sponsored poverty.