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