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> The ultimate goal is not to collect $100, it's for the offender to not reoffend. If that is the ultimate goal, then fine equitable punishment would include f
by dismantlethesun 8y ago
> The ultimate goal is not to collect $100, it's for the offender to not reoffend.
If that is the ultimate goal, then fine equitable punishment would include fines targeting versus ability to pay.
However, if the system is simply seeking recompense for an action then it is unfair to place a higher fine on someone simply because they have more money.
For traffic offenses such as speeding, perhaps stopping re-offending is the goal since speeding always carries a higher risk accidentally harming someone else.
For a parking meter offense, I think the goal is simple recompense as if you had put in more money at the outset, you would not have been fined.
- loa-in-backup 8y agoThe discussion is about bails which are given back if you show up to court.
- dismantlethesun 8y agoIt seems to me that the discussion diverged quite a bit from the original posting. The two replies above mine in this thread are talking about speeding offenses, which is the thread of discussion that I am responding to. I appreciate your trying to bring it back to the original posting, but your reply is a bit too deep within the thread to be effective.