Mods: Let me know if you want me to remove the clarification I put in brackets in the headline, I thought it was necessary.

A previously posted article claimed he was actually in court for a clerical error. He was not.

But since that incident made national headlines, the story has taken several turns. Following Harris’ arrest and two-day stint in jail, it was reported that his license was actually supposed to have been reinstated more than two years prior and that a clerical error was responsible for the embarrassing incident.

That, however, is not the case, Angela Benander, director of communications for the Michigan Department of State told NPR.

“This isn’t a clerical error. This is a failure of action,” she said.

In a new hearing this week, Judge Simpson makes clear that Harris never actually had an eligible driver’s license. And records from Michigan’s Department of State, obtained by NPR, show this as well.

  • deegeese
    37·
    7 months ago

    Quick summary:

    1. Harris attends his court hearing for driving while suspended license via Zoom, shown to be driving. Internet has much LOL.
    2. It is reported that his license should have been reinstated 2 years prior but was not as a result of administrative error.
    3. Judge finds Harris’ license was not reinstated because Harris failed to file the paperwork and pay a fee
    4. Judge discovers Harris has never held a drivers license in any state and needs to apply for one and take a test.
    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      17·
      7 months ago

      Decent summary. Honestly, I didn’t think it would have been worth posting if there hadn’t been a whole bunch of “shame on you for laughing at this guy getting fucked over by the government” responses when the post suggesting it was an error was made.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        7 months ago

        Seeing how surprised he looked in the original video, that’s exactly what I thought happened - like somehow the info that his license was suspended never got to him, and the whole zoom thing was just him reacting to learning that, on camera, before a judge.

        …I was about as far off as it gets on this one, lol