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I'm curious if the person who recorded this is going to get fined $500 and a jail term of 180 days. Speaking of which, does anyone know why the jail terms are
by wincy 6y ago
I'm curious if the person who recorded this is going to get fined $500 and a jail term of 180 days.
Speaking of which, does anyone know why the jail terms are always far more onerous than the fine? Even back when I worked at Target making $9 an hour, it'd take me maybe two weeks to come up with $500, why are the jail time sentences so disproportionately long compared to the maximum fine that can be levied? Is this because of inflation? Or to encourage you to pay the fine rather than serve jail time?
- pain_perdu 6y agoThe judge in the case appears to have been the one to release the footage. https://twitter.com/JudgeFergusonTX https://twitter.com/JudgeFergusonTX
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- jackpirate 6y agoI've always assumed that whenever the law was originally passed, the fine and jail time were more sensibly related, but inflation has caused the fine's impact to plummet without reducing the jail time in a similar way. I'd love to know if anyone has a more detailed explanation.