>>>>>>But fines would mean nothing to her.
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>>>>>The only way around that would necessitate scaled penalties based on net worth, and I'm not sure that's a viable alternative.
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>>>>This is already established here. You can be fined day earnings times days with days as functional result of the specific offense.
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>>>>thomas
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>>>Is that an average of a days earnings? How would that work with somebody with a fluctuating income?
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>>Average for about half a year or use last years earnings if still appropriate.
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>Yeah, I would go for that. What I would really like to happen is for fine across the board to increase substantially. I will speed to work knowing there is a tiny risk that I will get a 50 dollar fine, but if there were a tiny risk I would get a 200 dollar fine then you better believe I would rethink it.
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>Hit 'em in the pocketbook, and put the extra proceeds to good use.

I am partially with you - if other sentences were raised as well. Here there really was a discussion of releasing RAF members early. Makes you really wonder about the meaning of being sentenced for life several times over.

OTOH there is a real tendency to "earn" via tickets. If that means a speed trap is set at a safe road where most of the people speed but nearly no accidents happen instead of points were SOME drivers manage to heighten the death toll drastically I am definatly against it. Whereas I think more effort should be made to keep unsafe vehicles off the autobahn. But speed traps are faster money and it is getting to be a real industry here.

thomas