@4channel wrote:
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How can people re-pay fines on time when the economy has been hammered and scrambled like a messy plate of scrambled eggs. Many people just don't have the money anyway. For heck sake, give the battlers a damned chance.
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The real question on this thread was about the video.
Pure hoax.
If some woman has had money taken out of her account it won't be because she is unvaccinated, it will be for some other reason.
In Vic at the moment, unvaccinated people can shop just about anywhere, although if you try to dine in eg a bistro, they will ask to see your certificate status.
I went to a funeral recently. It was indoors and same deal, although had it been outdoors, then unvaxxed could attend. That is the same with weddings and religious services at the moment too.
I don't consider it too onerous. Dining at a restaurant or bistro isn't exactly necessary, it's what I would call an optional extra in life. And keep in mind the system is only as strict as the individual establishment makes it. I went to a bistro recently and yes, we all had to show our phones but the young man was very pleasant and helpful about it.
My niece recently went to an extremely upscale restaurant (very wealthy boyfriend!) and no one asked to see their proof of vax. They are supposed to, though.
With regard to your question about fines. Fines are never issued on a person's ability to pay. They are issued for an offence. So for instance if you are speeding, the fine will be based on how much over the limit you went, not on your income.
If you can't afford a fine, it is best to avoid doing anything that would get you one in the first place and if you do get into trouble paying it, there may be some provision to pay in installments.
I knew a man once who had lost his licence a lot of times. And faced dozens of speeding fines. It might even have been into the hundreds. All I know is he was forever paying off debt. This was years ago and I think one fine was well over $1000 and that was for speeding and driving without a licence.
Now, he complained to anyone who would listen that the law was wrong and that there should not be speed restrictions anywhere, that people could decide for themselves what was safe and that he was an excellent driver and the fines were most unfair etc. He was unemployed and could not afford them.
Those were his sincere beliefs but the thing is, that's not the law and if you wish to flout the law you can, but you have to be ready to accept the consequences. Laws change if enough people in a population want change.
