This specific person in this specific case sounds like an asshole, but people who aren’t assholes do sometimes lose court cases, and should have the ability to appeal without risking financial ruin.
He had the ability to appeal, which he used and lost. Then he was presented with another opportunity to appeal, because often you get several chances for this.
He chose instead to seek judicial review of the case, which wasted everyone’s time because it was stupid and inappropriate to request a review instead of appealing.
Then he was fined for wasting everyone’s time, because otherwise these people will just keep going and wasting taxpayer money on frivolous court proceedings.
I wouldn’t consider these costs extreme, they wouldn’t even be the full cost of defending against his ridiculous claims.
They’re extreme relative to the average person’s disposable income.
And a reasonable person isn’t going to find themselves in this particular position.
This specific person in this specific case sounds like an asshole, but people who aren’t assholes do sometimes lose court cases, and should have the ability to appeal without risking financial ruin.
Again, a reasonable person isn’t going to rack up 34k in legal bills fighting an $80 dollar ticket. The amount of fuck around is what cost so much.
He had the ability to appeal, which he used and lost. Then he was presented with another opportunity to appeal, because often you get several chances for this.
He chose instead to seek judicial review of the case, which wasted everyone’s time because it was stupid and inappropriate to request a review instead of appealing.
Then he was fined for wasting everyone’s time, because otherwise these people will just keep going and wasting taxpayer money on frivolous court proceedings.