Second Zou

No, because let's be honest, even if the fine was 5 million, he could go do a gig and pay it off in a day (yeah I know, pandemic, but I'm saying he's got options) anyway I would be OK with no fine and a suspended license, that might be better than shaking people down for money - the system of fines is kinda gross to me, there are poor people who absolutely have to be able to drive in order to survive and function (because again, everyone is on their own and public services are gutted) and fines are going to be ruinous, so in those cases maybe first-timers should have restrictions on driving in lieu of having to pay money

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How come I never get any of your questions in my inbox ?

Yes, definitely. Otherwise you have virtually no penalty for the rich for laws whose penalties for breaking them are just fines. And a small mistake/infraction can break the bank of someone poor. The rich have too much privilege when it comes to the law even without fines being on a sliding scale.

Yes, definitely. Otherwise you have virtually no penalty for the rich for laws whose penalties for breaking them are just fines. And a small mistake/infraction can break the bank of someone poor. The rich have too much privilege when it comes to the law even without fines being on a sliding scale.

no, that's REVERSE CLASSISM!

Yeah I'm a fan of proportional fines... however, I understand thats likely an administrative nightmare to do (i.e. rich people hide assets well, others might lie and then you have to go to the tax man to find out).

What drug was it? I have a problem with the concept of fines in some occasions. People who act by proxy ( driver, lawyer, assistant, etc. ) and who are wealthy never get a fine. Other persons have no chance for any sort of proxy, they do everything themselves and thus are much more often directly personally involved in everything. So they also get the fines. The just and unjust ones. Justice is meant to address a personal failure, so I think too many proxies get spanked and too many poor souls that cannot evade life.

He hasn’t been convicted of DUI, he’s plead guilty to consuming alcohol in a New Jersey national park where drinking is banned. If you’re rich in this country, you just hire Mr Loophole who’ll argue your innocence based on the position of the stamp on the envelope!

But you'd be punishing success!

Nothing is fair, live with that.