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Calling nonpayment of fines "debt" is disingenuous to the point of propaganda.
by JBReefer 11y ago
Calling nonpayment of fines "debt" is disingenuous to the point of propaganda.
- 50CNT 11y agoDoesn't the US have an issue with certain edge cases of fines becoming recursive without terminating? http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/in-plain-sight/sentenced-debt-some-tossed-prison-over-unpaid-fines-v18380470 http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/in-plain-sight/sentenced-debt... Whilst this case may not be like that, it's still quite worrisome that these kinds of things happen to people.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y ago"Accounts payable" doesn't have quite the same ring to it. But it doesn't change what it is. If you owe someone something, that's a debt, regardless of whether it was an unpaid fine or a financial loan.
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoCalling all fines as fines, ignoring the origin of them, is also disingenuous to the point of propaganda. Also, the core problem of debtors prison applies in the case of fines (how can you pay while you are in jail/prison).