The previous thread on today’s ruling indicated this was “The case of Anthony Price, who was facing his fifth charge of driving on a suspended license.”
I don’t know if he was speeding or not, but jail is the only effective way I can think of to get this alleged offender off the road.
Without knowing what his license was suspended for, it's hard to know the level of danger this person poses on the road. It's quite possible that it was suspended because he's a menance, but unless I see something stating otherwise I'd also think it possible that it was suspended because he got a fine he couldn't pay and his only realistic alternatives were (1) drive without a license, or (2) quit his job.
I'll admit that most people who get caught repeatedly driving on a suspended license probably pose a public danger, but that doesn't mean that all do. Further, "get tough" programs often lump dangerous people with non-so-dangerous ones, rendering classifications meaningless.
People in this country have a right to peaceably travel from place to place in or on any contemporary conveyance.