@[email protected] to Political [email protected] • edit-22 months agoIf the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower classlemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1842
arrow-up1842imageIf the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower classlemmy.world@[email protected] to Political [email protected] • edit-22 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squaregreenfirelinkfedilinkEnglish17•edit-22 months agobase fines on income as Finland does for traffic violations
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoWhat does the average traffic violation set back the average person in Finland?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-22 months agoFew hundred euros if you’re minimum wage, IIRC
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoThe rich can always find ways around the law, including income-based fines. See the death of singer Kirsty McColl.
base fines on income as Finland does for traffic violations
What does the average traffic violation set back the average person in Finland?
depends on their income
That’s not how averages work
average
Few hundred euros if you’re minimum wage, IIRC
The rich can always find ways around the law, including income-based fines. See the death of singer Kirsty McColl.
They can afford the best/worst lawyers