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If the penalty for a crime is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people. I think it's pretty clear that the law works differently for a man with 16 billion dol
by burutthrow1234 3y ago
If the penalty for a crime is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
I think it's pretty clear that the law works differently for a man with 16 billion dollars. I don't mean that in a positive way.
- blackhawkC17 3y agoThe SEC files civil cases; they have no authority to imprison. Only the DOJ can do that.
- not2b 3y agoI like Finland's approach to this problem: traffic fines are proportional to income. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/finnish-businessman-hit-with-121000-speeding-fine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/finnish-busine...