California Doubles Fine on White Drivers
Two men are speeding through a construction zone on a California freeway. They have identical speeds and driving records. They’re both stopped and get tickets. One man pays $500 and the other $100. How is that possible? One driver is white and the other is a member of a minority group. This illegal experiment in disproportionate racial impact known as ‘AB-645 Vehicles: Speed Safety System Pilot Program” passed the California State Assembly 62-9 and the Senate by 29-6 (the ‘no’ votes were nearly all from Republicans) before being signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. And the systemically racist program is now being rolled out in LA, San Francisco, and other areas before the two-tier fine system can be implemented statewide. Contrary to its name, AB-645 doesn’t crack down on speeding, instead it actually gives speeders a pass as long as they meet an economic test which will lead to more speeding. And, like many DEI programs trying to bypass Supreme Court rulings outlawing equity-based ra...