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> You're familiar with the expression "let the punishment fit the crime"? I am. For the "crime" of parking your car in a spot that it gets towed, the "punishme
by jack-r-abbit 12y ago
> You're familiar with the expression "let the punishment fit the crime"?
I am. For the "crime" of parking your car in a spot that it gets towed, the "punishment" is (according to the article) $472. Was the "crime" less for a poor person? no. Same crime. Same punishment.
Taken to its (inverse) logical conclusion, a person that steals $100 from a poor person should do a lot more time than a person that steals $100 from a rich person. But the world isn't arranged that way either, for excellent reasons.
- lutusp 12y agoYou're overlooking something. Many court judgments specify a fine or jail time. If a person can't afford the fine, he goes to jail. This discriminates against poor people, and it's unconstitutional as well -- it's unequal application of the law. We can both find examples that support our outlooks, but the fact is that, absent unintended injustices, punishments are tuned to fit the crimes and the criminals as well.