>For me, this whole story hinged on that one time she got caught driving without a license: there's no reason she should have been unaware of the consequences.
Consequences such as, "People wound up in jail for months without ever seeing a judge."
Do you expect these kinds of consequences in the United States?
The lady in this case may have fared slightly better, with her time in jail coming in at seven weeks: "Ford spent seven weeks in jail, during which time her debt grew into the thousands. She did not, however, see the inside of a courtroom."
Consequences such as, "People wound up in jail for months without ever seeing a judge."
Do you expect these kinds of consequences in the United States?
The lady in this case may have fared slightly better, with her time in jail coming in at seven weeks: "Ford spent seven weeks in jail, during which time her debt grew into the thousands. She did not, however, see the inside of a courtroom."