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Originally posted by Bentley Little
NO, fines and jail times ARE NOT Deterrants. They are punishments.
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Ok, if it's a punishment, shouldn't all people be punished equally. Compare the effects of a 50k fine on a person who makes 50k/yr and a 50k fine on someone who makes 20M/yr.
In absolute dollars it is equal, but the effect (the actual punishment) is that the guy who makes 50k/yr lost all his money for a whole year. If you take a 40hr work week over 52 weeks/yr, that's 2080 hours or work. The 20M/yr dude makes 50k in 5.2 hours. Is that an equal punishment? Ask yourself if it is going to make a difference in that person's life..
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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.
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I thought you said it's not a deterrant, but now you are saying that. Which is it? What about all the rhetoric politicians talk about "getting tough on crime" by increasing penalties aren't they trying to use them as deterrants?