cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15976653
Man with suspended license appears in Michigan court over Zoom while driving
This might be a dumber move than the guy facing domestic violence charges calling in from the same house as the defendant.
I’m sure every attorney has stories about clients where they’ve wondered, “how can you be this fucking stupid?”
But at what level do you go, “you know what? I’m done practicing law. I didn’t go to law school and pass the bar so I could manage a fucking circus. I’m going to be a sheep farmer because sheep might be dumb but at least they don’t show up virtually to their hearing for driving on a suspended license WHILE DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE!” Angrily swipes everything off the desk
I am an engineer and have clients that make me regret my degree choice, fairly often. So yes I imagine so.
On one hand, yes this was terribly stupid.
One the other, I understand why people are forced to drive under desperate circumstances to get to work, doctors appointments, etc. because public transit in most places is so bad it’s worthless.
I lost my license years ago because I could not pay my child support because of a work injury. I had no option but to continue driving. Then almost did not get a new job because I did not have a license. It was a vicious circle. 11 years after no longer having child support it is still effecting me, one state suspended my license because I was driving on a suspended license (but I was never notified) and even though another state gave me a license when I moved, they also suspended my license (again without notification).
My daughter went through this - Lost her license at 17, continued to drive, and each year got caught resulting in another year of suspended license. This went on for about 7 years. She finally went to the court and asked for a hardship license. It was a pain in the ass because she had to keep a log with her that documented every trip and her insurance was crazy expensive, but after a year of that, she got her license back. It sucks, but in the end paying a couple hundred dollars and going through the real process with the courts for a year was much cheaper than continuing to pay bail and tow fees.
Why would a 17 year child need to be able to drive a car?
Yeah, that was a dumb move but it shows how unreasonable driving alternatives are. People have to drive in the US
I mean, couldn’t he at least park? Who’d attend a court hearing while driving anyway?
Well, we know at least a new person that would.
