2 ms·
In Finland (or maybe Sweden), fines for crimes scale to match the offender's ability to pay. I recall reading that some rich guy had to pay hundreds of thousand
by w1ntermute 13y ago
In Finland (or maybe Sweden), fines for crimes scale to match the offender's ability to pay. I recall reading that some rich guy had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a speeding ticket.
- kryptiskt 13y agoThat's Finland. Sweden have fixed fines for traffic violations. For minor crimes, there is "dagsböter" that is scaled by the income of the perpetrator (notionally by 30-150 days' salary, but in actual use the fine is set much lower).