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The article says the "municipality" is fined. So where does the money come from? From the same citizens the municipality tracked, is that correct? Is it fair to
by akudha 5y ago
The article says the "municipality" is fined. So where does the money come from? From the same citizens the municipality tracked, is that correct? Is it fair to say that citizens who were tracked ended up paying the fine, indirectly of course, through taxes? How is this punishing the people who were responsible for this in the first place?
- TechBro8615 5y agoI’ve always felt the same about the usefulness of fining police departments for committing offenses against the citizens who fund them in the first place.
- Isamu 5y agoOften however police departments have been allowed to keep money extracted through fines or property seizures. While I imagine the laws around this vary, near where I live there was an infamous speed trap that managed to rake in piles of fines that the police department was able to use in its budget. Until it attracted national news and became an embarrassment.
- tinus_hn 5y agoIt diminishes their budget, and it sends a message that what they are doing is wrong.
- squiggleblaz 5y agoAlthough this is true, the municipality is democratically elected by and accountable to the European citizens who reside there. Consequently they now have to decide whether the €600,000 that could have gone to something interesting is worth changing their vote over.
- ragebol 5y agoThe tax-payers should be angry at the municipality and choose better leaders when they can. What other ways are there to punish a government doing something wrong?