[Pick Axe]

I have this friend in Austraila, and He just told me about the ticket system there. He said they fine you based on your ability to pay. ie...Bill Gates goes 5 over, gets hammered for 5 mil, poor guy go 30 over, pays $100. I don't know, it kinda makes sense, but seems too overdone to me. What do yall think????

[Snuff]

I don't think one person should be more penalized for breaking the same law just because they have more $$. Everyone kows the traffic laws and everyone decides for themselves if they are willing to risk a ticket. If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime.

[newt.]

Originally Posted by Snuff

I don't think one person should be more penalized for breaking the same law just because they have more $$. Everyone kows the traffic laws and everyone decides for themselves if they are willing to risk a ticket. If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime.

and if you can do it many a time. oOo:

[[GDC]_Polemarcus]

Same thing on the autobahn in germany. One guy got fined 100,000 bucks for tailgating

[Snuff]

[quote="newt.":4df19]

Originally Posted by Snuff

I don't think one person should be more penalized for breaking the same law just because they have more $$. Everyone kows the traffic laws and everyone decides for themselves if they are willing to risk a ticket. If you can't pay the fine, don't do the crime.

and if you can do it many a time. oOo:[/quote:4df19]

Yeah but insurance will start biting them in the ass spank:

[Pyro]

Stupid way to go about it. Looks like a big money grab to me.

[Eight Ace]

That system is in parts of the Netherlands, not Australia.

Originally Posted by Pyro

Stupid way to go about it. Looks like a big money grab to me.

not really; $100 for a pro athlete or CEO is not the same as $100 for me (college student); so in fact you aren't punishing people equally for breaking the same law if they pay the same amount of money, rather a percentage is a more logical deterrent

[Pyro]

[quote="Sgt Stryker":8ca97]

Originally Posted by Pyro

Stupid way to go about it. Looks like a big money grab to me.

not really; $100 for a pro athlete or CEO is not the same as $100 for me (college student); so in fact you aren't punishing people equally for breaking the same law if they pay the same amount of money, rather a percentage is a more logical deterrent[/quote:8ca97]

I'd be mad about a $100 ticket if I had $200 in my bank account or $2000.

[Fireal]

[quote=Pyro]

Originally Posted by "Sgt Stryker":94d10

not really; $100 for a pro athlete or CEO is not the same as $100 for me (college student); so in fact you aren't punishing people equally for breaking the same law if they pay the same amount of money, rather a percentage is a more logical deterrent

I'd be mad about a $100 ticket if I had $200 in my bank account or $2000.[/quote:94d10]

Even if you were a pro athlete making 20 mil a year?

[Pyro]

[quote=Fireal]

Originally Posted by Pyro

I'd be mad about a $100 ticket if I had $200 in my bank account or $2000.

Even if you were a pro athlete making 20 mil a year?[/quote:7cfa9]

Still. So you're saying if bill Gates murdered someone he should get life in prison, but if someone making 25 grand a year does it he should get what community service. It is all the same reasonings behind it.

[Himmler]

[quote="[GDC]_Polemarcus":c17a8]Same thing on the autobahn in germany. One guy got fined 100,000 bucks for tailgating[/quote:c17a8]

wow. thats a whole years worth of work for alot of people, 2 years for even more people.

[quote=Pyro]

Originally Posted by Fireal

Even if you were a pro athlete making 20 mil a year?

Still. So you're saying if bill Gates murdered someone he should get life in prison, but if someone making 25 grand a year does it he should get what community service. It is all the same reasonings behind it.[/quote:453c5]

that's different, being incarcerated is equally tough for anyone, it don't matter if you're rich or poor; but a monetary fine's impact on a person is inversly proportional to their salary.

[Mr.Buttocks]

Ban cars.

[Short Hand]

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