Readers react to Victoria’s soaring road fines, which some accuse of being unnecessarily punitive.
Your report highlights the disproportionate impact of fines on poor and vulnerable members of society – for whom a fine of, say, $500 or less can be crippling . Meanwhile, there’s a substantial section of our population for whom the paperwork is more of a nuisance than the fine itself.
No one is forced to use their phone while driving, to speed, to run red lights, etc. If you can’t afford the fine, then just change your behaviour.According to the TAC, those receiving traffic fines in Victoria are “lucky”, which I’m sure those caught would not agree with. The simplest way to avoid the fines is to comply with the road rules, which many don’t.
Moving from addiction is a journey. People may want to give up, but they aren’t ready. Just think of those who know smoking is bad for them but have to take many attempts before they are in the right mindset to finally stop. The phrase certainly arises from the tragedy of Israel/Palestine. But in my experience it is neither anti-Semitic nor genocidal. At the rallies I attend supporting the people of Gaza, where the slogan is chanted, it is made explicit that no anti-Semitism is intended or tolerated.. Bargain. Plus it gives you something else to do when you’re in Tassie. Look, the name is fine, but I can’t say I’m a fan of the big daft red T in the middle of their 1950s retro design guernsey.
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