I agree, too many times people feel entitled due to their age. You don't owe anyone anything. Congrats on the souvenir and the story you will be able to tell your friends and family.

Any job that serves a societal need is respectable.

In Finland, speeding tickets are income based. Just as an example.

I heard a story that in dubia, when a rich business man gets a ticket/fine the amount is only 6 Dirham (a little over 1.5 dollars) But inorder to pay this fine he/she needs to go to 6 different government offices each with long waiting times. The point is to make the business man waste 6 days and not allow him to do any oter work in those days costing them a lot of money (much more than what a regular fine would've cost them) (probably untrue but still amusing to think about)

In Denmark they will take the car, if you drive twice the speed limit or 100 km/h above the speed limit. One guy had just bought a Lamborghini in Germany and was testing it on his way to Norway (driving above 250 km/h I believe). Got caught, and now doesn't have a Lambo any more..

Yes please!! This makes me think about s**t like Kendall Jenner constantly parking in handicapped spots and yelling at the people who record it as if they're the ones doing something wrong (this happened more than once). She just pays the ticket which is pocket change to her. More than 1 ticket and she should lose her license for a year. For people drunk and/or disorderly, instead of jail where they're treated like celebs, maybe they have to work a week in the restaurant, or wherever they caused the problem on top of the fine. They have to be the ones to repaint, they have to clean the mess, etc. Some judges will do this but it needs to be more intensive and not just baby slaps. Make it an inconvenience. Make them lose time. That's what matters. Make them work the job. Make them think twice next time. If people were forced to work the job for a few weeks at the place they were causing such a problem, s**t would be so different.

In America, Laws and fines are only for the poor.

An average-income woman started dating a man who came from a very wealthy family. The type that had had obscene amounts of money his entire life. When going out to eat he parked his car illegally. When she pointed this out to him, he simply said: "It's not illegal, just more expensive." Not being smug about it, not showing off, it was just part of his normal life because he could afford it.

In Switzerland, traffic violations are fined according to one's income.

I tend to agree. When I was in my 20s I once got a $200 speeding ticket. I wasn't making much money then and that was very difficult to pay. If I got a $200 ticket today it would be a pain but not devastating. And there are people who make millions who could easily afford it, who would be perfectly happy to just mail the police department $200 a day in exchange for a sticker saying they can drive as fast as they want.

Punishment should fit the crimes this is rarely done - why?

Fines should be based on wealth, not income.

There are countries that do this. It makes so much more sense. For someone with low income, a parking ticket of $50 can be really difficult to accommodate. For someone who makes 6 figures, it's nothing. I honestly believe that we could eradicate income tax completely and replace it with a spending tax, where luxury items had very high taxable price (plane, yacht etc) and everything that had a financial penalty was per income.

Standard fines penalize the poor unfairly. A 200-dollar ticket is a punishment to a middle-class person and a pittance to a wealthy person, but a poor person is going to go without something vital. They are going to take weeks to get back on track. That's just wrong. I'm one hundred percent on board with income-based fines and penalties.

100% agree

They got rich by screwing over the little guy

I can already hear the American keyboard warriors shouting about socialism...

Maybe they should be higher ! To some, they are not a deterrent.

Yes!

Yes!

In Colombia, it's done by one week's/one month's, etc. salary or wages.

Do that a few times for the likes of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, etc a few times and you could cut out income tax.

Absolutely agree. Fines are regressively affecting the poor the most.

Just waiting for some yahoo to come along and suggest that people of lower income's safety isn't worth as much lol.

Even making the fine a proportion of income doesn't apply equal stress to a rich person and a poor person. If you're living paycheque to paycheque a fine will affect your ability to feed or house yourself, whereas if you're earning a lot more it will affect when you can buy your next nice thing, those are definitely not equal stresses.

I read a story about a guy who parked in no parking zones all the time. When his friend said somethinng, he replied. "It's only a $400. fee" 'Fee'?!?!

That’s a great idea, and would definitely be a deterrent.

So, treat everyone equal under the law except people with money? Eff those guys. I prefer, cant do the time or pay the fine, dont commit the crime. Oh, and every single local court allows you to make your own payment schedule. "I can pay 10 bucks a month for the next 2 years." Thay accept that. Just dont miss that payment.

Wholeheartedly agree

Works well when declared income matches real income …

That's something I've agreed with for ages and want in Scotland(the UK as a whole), I also think they should increase community service hours for repeat offenders. when somebody that repeatedly gets drunk & disorderly on weekends is given 250 hours of community service that can only be done on a Saturday they will quickly learn a lesson, the first night out they get when the C.S is finished will be spent responsibly drinking because they know if they mess up again they won't be able to enjoy a weekend out with friends for a long time.

A Swede holds the record, with a $1 million speeding fine: https://www.therichest.com/luxury/expensive-traffic-tickets-written/

Best idea ever!