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Originally Posted by gars
Another point though, why should someone who is very rich, compared to someone who is very poor, speeding at the same rate, be punished the same? The issue is, that there are too many very rich people here, who don't care about the fines, because to them, the fine is just a drop in the bucket.
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Because the law is supposed to apply equally. For a rich person, it's not the money that matters but he/she still has to deal with the demerit points and possible license suspension, which is the same for everyone.
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Let's say we reverse this, say there is somebody who was driving a shitbox, worth $500. But this is the car he uses to drive to work at 2 full time jobs, making minimum wage, just to support his family. And if he gets caught speeding, and gets his car taken away and forfeited, it would not make nearly as big a splash across the media. But most likely, the guy who had his shitbox taken away will be hurt way more, financially speaking.
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I suspect, the BC civil forfeiture office only goes after assets which have a significant market value. So if you drive a shitbox, I doubt they are going to spend the legal resources to come after your pile.
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But I personally think that driving at 200+ km/h on a road like that is very irresponsible. I've walked around that area on some of the trails, and I don't think that people should have to cross the road in fear that a ferrari might come around the corner and smoke them, even after looking both ways.
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The issue is whether the govt should be allowed to take and sell your car if you are charged (but not convicted) of street racing. I'm sure there are many more people who are charged with this offense who are not driving 200 km/h.