pay those damned parking violations!

I was just perusing through today's Omaha World Herald Newspaper, reading the Midlands section to check out my favorite column which is Robert Nelson's informative and opinionated front page writeup of section B, and there was a piece entitled "Check your mirrors for scofflaws" informing people that ignored parking fines will result in further financial punishment on the beholder in the market of $20. I know this doesnt seem like much to the hardworking middle-class, but as little as twenty bucks could buy a case of beer, a lapdance at a stripclub, a new t-shirt or a plethora of other things....Hell, give it to Haiti, but why pay more to those assholes at the DMV or the couthouse, I mean, what are they giving you?