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Originally Posted by quatrotritikali  Actually, I believe the article stated that the man was arrested for driving with a suspended license, not a revoked one. There is a difference between the two words... |
In the state of North Carolina there is no difference between the two. So please tell me the difference between the two.
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Why is it hard to believe that this sort of traffic violation is (or should be) a manditory arrestable offense? The police here in Arkansas don't automatically arrest people for this sort of offense. It is usually at the cop's discretion, unless there are other problems like outstanding warrants, etc. on the driver.
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I didn't state mandatory. I said they COULD be arrested. Fact is if someone COULD BE arrested, and they DO GET arrested, there is no problem there in the slightest.
My Problem is looking at Virginia's little "state law" on suspended driver's licenses from a law enforcement standpoint, they really don't value the driver's license system it would seem. If someone is driving after they lost that privilege due to their own actions, apparently its okay for them to continue doing so in the state of Virginia. So suspending someone's driver license after a DWI for example is no big deal because its not like they are going to be arrested. Then if they do get caught, all they have to do is not show up for their "criminal summons" and keep on keepin' on. They can be stopped and written a ticket 40 times and it apparently wouldn't matter. When you completely leave out the option to allow an officer to arrest for the charge, this is the type of situation you create.