Six Figure Speeding Ticket

by olalonde • 13 years ago

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timthorn• 13 years ago

From 2002

NameNickHN4• 13 years ago

Fines are meant to teach the offender a lesson. You can't teach a millionaire a lesson with a $50 ticket, though.

beezlebob3• 13 years ago

In many countries they have demerit points, which are the way the lesson gets taught. Too many demerit points and you lose you license etc.

Fines should be punitive in nature but not excessively. Rich, poor, male, female, straight, gay, all should be treated the same.

ohwp2• 13 years ago

Problem is: a $50 ticket means nothing for the rich but leaves the poor without bread. So the ticket treats them the same but the result doesn't.

NameNickHN4• 13 years ago

> Rich, poor, [...] all should be treated the same

They aren't and for a reason. Otherwise the rich would pay the same (small) amount of tax as the poor.

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