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Re:Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison as new lawsu... by wasmitnetzen on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:28AM (#24058811)
That would mean that rich people could just do non-violent crime without any real consequences. The risk to be caught is way too small to outweigh the rewards of those crimes. It would still be a benefit for them in the long term.
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Re:Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison as new lawsu... by CarbyAu on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @08:36PM (#24067093)
The rich already can do a lot without any real consequences. Fines are for poor people.

Fines for minor matters should be % based somehow. (I don't know how!)

My $150 parking ticket should be their $15,000 parking ticket.

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Re:Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison as new lawsu... by mitchdoogle on Thursday August 06, 2020 @05:48PM (#24075833)
Some fines in a few countries are based on income, most notably Finland, which has issued fines in the tens of thousands for minor infractions like speeding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine
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