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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 125 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Thus far, they’d basically be right. Any fines are simply chocked up to “cost of doing business” expenses and since no one wants to either make solid laws against this stuff OR hold them accountable for current ones, they’ll just keep at it.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

If a law has a fine, it was created to deter poor people.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 10 points 17 hours ago

That depends on if it is a dayfine or not.

A fine of €500 for speeding will only really affect poor people, 30 dayfines which value is dictated by the wealth of the individual is a better system.