What does "nothing ever is" mean?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

Each time I see someone driving and talking on the phone I say to myself something's got to be done about these dangerous people; but nothing ever is. They just keep motoring along playing Blackberry roulette until one day their carelessness alters the life of an innocent.

 

[J&K Tutoring]

" something's got to be done about these dangerous people; but nothing ever is..."

Nothing ever is done (about these dangerous people).

 

[NewHopeR]

It's very clear now.
Thank you.
But I wonder whether the origninal text is okay without "done". That is, "nothing ever is" is actually a flawed sentence and should be corrected.

 

[tedtmc]

It's very clear now.
Thank you.
But I wonder whether the origninal text is okay without "done". That is, "nothing ever is" is actually a flawed sentence and should be corrected.

It is okay without the word 'done', it is understood. It is also okay without the word 'ever', which is added for emphasis.

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