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Originally posted by kutulu
Her money isn't a crime, she's entitled to it, as long as she stays out of trouble. I personally think it's fucked up that when people who have money get a fine its like pocket change to them. Meanwhile, the regular people have to take out a second mortgage to pay a big fine.
Fines and jail time are supposed to be deterrants to crimes. How much does Stewart make in a year? 20M? 50k is 0.25% of that. If you got busted for the same crime, and a 50k fine was levied, it would fuck you up long term. Where is the equality in the system there?
If fines were set up on a sliding scale like that the effect of the fine would be equal for all people.
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NO, fines and jail times ARE NOT Deterrants. They are punishments. And if you don't want to pay the fine or serve the time, don't do the crime and you won't have to take out a second mortgage.