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In Capitalism, your net worth dictates how much laws apply to you (anarchist.nexus)

submitted 12 hours ago by FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus to c/peoplemastodon@quokk.au

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 41 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

All fines should be at least as much as was profited from the crime.

Fines should scale with wealth. If zuckerberg gets a speeding ticket, he should have to pay millions. Bonus: this might encourage cops to go after rich people instead of poor.

[–] frizzo@piefed.social 3 points 27 minutes ago

"go after rich people" - I don't think you grasp why the cops exist.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 36 points 10 hours ago

All fines should be at least as much as was profited from the crime.

No no.

All revenue from the crime should be forfeit, and redistributed to the victims. This is not the penalty for the crime, it's just restitution.

Then a fine of some amount should be paid, as the actual penalty for the crime.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 hours ago

at least in my country many fines are given as "day fines" that is calculated as a days wage minus what is absolutely essential for survival so if you are poor the fines can be very small and for the rich 100k speeding ticket can and has happened.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Sure, but this isn't really relevant to the OP because it's not about a fine coming from law enforcement, it's a lawsuit being settled.