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The laws should obviously apply equally. Exactly for that reason, fines should not be the same for someone who earns $15/hr and $1500/hr. A fine of $150 is 10 h
by gnud 9y ago
The laws should obviously apply equally.
Exactly for that reason, fines should not be the same for someone who earns $15/hr and $1500/hr.
A fine of $150 is 10 hours of work for one person, and 6 minutes for the other. How is that equal application of the law?
- kosei 9y agoI don't think this is "obvious" at all. There are all sorts of laws that punish larger companies more than smaller companies or base the punishment on the impact to the party. Laws are made to regulate behavior and to keep order or safety - nobody said anything about the enforcement having to be equal.
- kingofhdds 9y agoThe same logic (if applied consistently) would make judges give longer prison sentences to younger, healthier individuals.
- maxerickson 9y agoWhat if the judge (in their quest for consistency) considers both their wealth of health and dearth of wisdom?
- gnud 9y ago... if the only point of prison is punishment.