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That $22000 amounts to good wages for everyone involved, though. A lot of people eating off the taxpayer for that one arrest, so less incentive to "fix" the pro
by cellis 7y ago
That $22000 amounts to good wages for everyone involved, though. A lot of people eating off the taxpayer for that one arrest, so less incentive to "fix" the problem. It's only a problem to the taxpayer, and to the taxpayer, it's worth it to stick it to that guy who jumped the fare even if it costs tons of money because it's unfair ( I paid, you didn't ). This is pretty fundamental human psychology.
- cardamomo 7y agoIt most certainly does not amount to good wages for the person who is in jail for not paying a $2.75 fare. Their 60 days in jail will have long-lasting implications on their livelihood for the rest of their life. There are grave "collateral consequences" we must consider. (Read https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2512920 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2512920 for more on what this looks like.)
- newfriend 7y agoThen they should have thought about that before they decided to commit a crime. Life is about choices and consequences, and being overly permissive with those who have no qualms about breaking the law leads to a sick society where those who do actually follow the law are the ones who suffer.
- cortesoft 7y agoWe aren't talking about the individual person here, we are talking about the macro effect of this type of enforcement. Obviously having the severe penalty did not stop this particular person from committing the crime; the question is, how many people DID it stop, and is the number of people it stopped worth the cost? No one is trying to defend the person, just trying to reason about what is best for our society as a whole.