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Maybe time to rethink the way fines are determined. I’d be very much in favour of the “swiss model” for traffic fines - based on your income. You did X wrong,
by whiteboardr 4y ago
Maybe time to rethink the way fines are determined.
I’d be very much in favour of the “swiss model” for traffic fines - based on your income.
You did X wrong, here’s the set price from our catalogue vs. you did X wrong and based on your earnings, here’s what you owe.
- hinkley 4y agoThat may go some way to handle the perverse incentives as well. If I do something very illegal to double my revenue, I've also doubled my fines.
- jboynyc 4y agoFines for GDPR violations work that way too. A severe violation can be penalized with "a fine of up to €20 million, or 4% of the firm’s worldwide annual revenue from the preceding financial year, whichever amount is higher." https://gdpr.eu/fines/ https://gdpr.eu/fines/
- whiteboardr 4y ago“up to” is the problem at hands here.
- sixothree 4y agoI spent some time in traffic court and it was clear how punitive fines are for lower income.