Turning to the article "Nobody Fucks with the DMV," I was surprised (as an old-time "hippie") to find myself cheering the bad guys (the DMV).Why should anyone get away with having duplicate driver's licenses in different states to avoid punishment for dangerous driving? Why should welfare recipients be able to be on welfare and have a job using duplicate IDs? Why shouldn't a driver's license be used as leverage to prevent fathers from abandoning their financial obligations to their children? Why shouldn't computer technology be used to enforce the law?
There are plenty of areas for concern about the misuse of government power and, of course, this one needs to be watched, but your story did not discriminate between misuse and proper use.
Sherman Pazner
zolla@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu
RANTS & RAVES
DMV: Department of Monitored Vehicles?
