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>Is Holmes still rich after this? But why it matters at all? Penalty should be proportional to the deed, not to the person's finances.
by vl 9y ago
>Is Holmes still rich after this?
But why it matters at all? Penalty should be proportional to the deed, not to the person's finances.
- beambot 9y agoAs a curious aside: In some scandanavian countries, the penalties are directly tied to wealth (e.g. the $103,000 speeding ticket [1]). The idea is to make the punishment proportional to each individual so that wealth cannot simply grant you a free pass to violate "minor" laws. [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland...
- choxi 9y agoI like that, instead of "the punishment should fit the crime" it should be "the punishment should disincentivize the person from doing it again"
- neaden 9y agoI think there is a reasonable argument that it should be proportional to finance. Let's say two people both get speeding tickets, one of whom is making $10 an hour the other makes $100 an hour. There is an argument that you should fine them based on their income as a proportional punishment, otherwise the fine may be excessive for the person with a small income, but negligible and not a deterrant for a person with a large income.
- rublev 9y agoIt matters because fixed fees mean a % of the population will be unscathed by those consequences, and a % will be unable to afford the fine.
- nraynaud 9y agono, individualized sentences are part of the justice procedure.
- lghh 9y ago> But why it matters at all? Penalty should be proportional to the deed, not to the person's finances. I would argue the opposite, why do you think this is the case?