A judge in the US state of Michigan was surprised when a defendant appeared for his remote court hearing while behind the wheel. Corey Harris, who is charged with driving on a suspended licence, joined the call from a moving car. "I don't even know why he would do that," the judge said to the defendant's lawyer.
Power move
Jokes aside it's actually pretty damning because there's literally no public transportation in most areas of america so you're forced to drive like it or not.
It is fucked. I've heard other people's driving cases in local court when I've been, where the judge sort of tacitly acknowledges unlicensed driving but is oh so powerless if one gets pulled over (idk there probably is actually mandatory sentencing in PA for that stuff). This guy really fucked up though, it's almost Onion worthy.
It'd be just shy of a death sentence here. Unless you're in a specific municipality running a shitty bus service, there's nothing available. My last four commutes have been 45min+ mountain drives just to get a wage that barely covers the car expenses and rent.
If your license is revoked you have no way of getting to and from work because Amerikka is trash country.
It is unforgivable, and the best this system could even do tax the shit out of the industries benefitting from that to offset these outcomes.
