A mistake was made. It was during a trial. A learning exercise.
The female cabby apologised. She realised her own stupidity and apologised for it. That should have been the end of the matter.
Could be she will be dragged before the council's kangaroo court and will no doubt apologise again. It seems likely that the fascists on the committee will accept her apology and threaten her ab out future mistakes.
But there again, if she has previous with these fascists, they may well just stiff her anyway, suspend her licence until renewal, cause her to lose her livelihood and place her in severe financial jeopardy.
You see, these councillors hold all the cards. They can do whatever they like, and usually do.
They conduct themselves in secret, so they can not be identified for the actions they take, and they can't be held to account.
They can make their decisions "as they see fit" so are not subject to any standards of decision making, nor do they have to take account of any precedents, or benchmarks. In this way, those who are being stiffed do not enjoy equality before the Law, a complete negation of the right to a fair hearing under Human Rights Law.
But its no more than licence holders deserve.
Because, by doing nothing about it, licence holders are responsible for it happening.
So, when this cabbie is abused by the committee, flagellate your self. Because any licence holder may be next in line for a beating.
Democracy? Accounatbility? 21st Century? Equality? Rights?
Really?
