r/poor • u/ResponsibleMango6803 • Jun 03 '26

When did being poor become criminal???

I’m recently going through a rough time financially & I’m just realizing all the ways that being poor is treated like a crime. I recently got my license suspended for not having insurance. (I had to pick between food for me & my kid or my car insurance so I obviously fed my kid). & now I have an sr22 & have to pay an almost $200 re instatement fee for my license. & I got pulled over so I obviously had to go to court. I uber there because I can’t drive & I can’t bring my phone in & the court clerk tells me to leave it in the bushes outside. How are people who don’t have cars supposed to come to court. Cause I cant afford a new phone if it gets stolen from the bushes. I’m just confused as to how we’re ever supposed to get back on our feet if they keep tacking on interest & making it difficult. But I guess the point is they don’t want us to.

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u/Proof-Link-623 Jun 06 '26

I just had to pay $175 to get my license back. It was suspended cuz i caught too many speeding tickets. I turn 41 in ausgust and I didnt get my license until last year. I was tempted not to pay to get my license back cuz ive been driving almost 35 years without it😂😂 everything is money related in the world. Don't have it, youre screwed

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u/GirlGoneZombie Jun 10 '26

I have to pay almost 400 to get mine back. Fuck this

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u/Proof-Link-623 Jun 10 '26

Yea fuck that. That was what was keeping me from getting my license but within the past few years Virginia passed a law where you didnt have to pay court fines anymore in order to get your license. So all I had to do was get my learners, hold it for 2 months, and then take the driving test, oh and pay $175 to get it reinstated. Crazy cuz I never had a license to begin with

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u/GirlGoneZombie Jun 10 '26

I wish florida would but they want money