So, what do you suggest? That all laws be “suggestions?”
I suggest that government schools be abolished and the buildings razed to the ground.
Education is far too important to be entrusted to the State,
How about no one can be jailed for truancy. Fines yes. Locked up no.
No, my suggestion would be that government not institute such stupid, oppressive? unproductive laws in the first place.
“So, what do you suggest? That all laws be “suggestions?””
I don’t have a suggestion, but we are living in a vampire state that sucks money out of us. The cost of speeding tickets keeps climbing and they’ve lowered the trip point at which they right them to 7mph over the limit. This lady is facing the same thing. If the kids don’t show the school loses money, so they’re replacing it with fines. Probably she had no control over the kids. Two thousand dollars is more than most people, especially with seven kids, have in the bank. Seventy-five percent of wage earners are living paycheck to paycheck.
My first suggestion is to cut down the size of the vampire. We have way too many government employees. It’s not only their wages today but all the retired people and all the benefits and future retirees. We simply can’t afford such a large government (at all levels.)
For the most part, debtor prisons have been eliminated from our legal system.
First of all, this woman has zero chance of making money to pay these fines, while sitting in a jail cell. And, some jails actually charge you - so she may even get a bill for her 48 hour stay.
There are other ways to collect a debt in our society - garnishing wages for example. And, since this was a government fine, there is a chance of intercepting tax refunds, etc.
And there is good ole property seizure - a court can order her possessions be sold off to pay the debt.
Some of these are heavy handed, and I don’t necessarily endorse...but they are examples of other ways to collect on a bill.
Specifically dealing with truancy...perhaps a forgiveness program if the kid attends summer school to make up for lost time, or something like that?
Frankly, when they start locking up parents, it looks like nothing more than a money making scheme.
The only reason the schools care about attendance is they want to get their full funding.
“So, what do you suggest? That all laws be “suggestions?””
How about the government collects its debts like anyone else, instead of trying to use criminal punishments to do it?
Many laws should be.
Jail for missing a $20 fine?
You keep rationalizing for the regime....it’ll help your credibility.