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people with a broken taillight know that it's brokenUnless they don't. How often do you stand behind your car while someone else presses the brake? I never know my tail light is out unless I see a reflection or someone tells me.
If you don't think that a broken tail light should be a crime, that's one thing. But it sounds like you're saying "don't bother poor people if they're breaking this law, just bother people with money."