• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Police def overdid it, but part of the problem might be that some people would prefer to pay the fine for speeding because it’s insignificant to them. This specific component of the legal system is broken because it treats the wealthy exactly the same as everyone else.

    • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Fines need to scale based on the wealth of the perpetrator. It should be an equal punishment for breaking the law.

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        2 months ago

        That sounds good in theory but that only hurts the middle class disproportionately. Not to mention it violates the constitution.

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          2 months ago

          Not to mention it violates the constitution

          Almost as if relying entirely on an aged document written by the rich to set laws for the modern rich doesn’t work 🤔