[*BCM*] riding
Thomas John Vitolo
tjvitolo at bu.edu
Tue Oct 4 16:44:33 EDT 2005
Quoting Jym Dyer <jym at econet.org>:
> > Are you saying that a law, such as 'no double parking',
> > targets the poor? I don't get it.
>
> =v= No need to ask "Are you saying ... ?" because as he
> already wrote, part of the problem is that ENFORCEMENT
> is disproportionately directed towards communities that
> are disenfranchised.
> <_Jym_>
Really? My sense was that his point was that fines are regressive... a $100
ticket is a mere frustration to a true middle class citizen, but a real hardship
to someone living closer to the poverty line. Did he actually write
enforcement, or was that your interpretation/memory?
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