When it comes to crime, the wealthy should suffer as much as the poor... --- equal before the law is the best policy
On Dec 30, 9:30 am, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > dick thompson replied - Don't have time to look up, but this is indeed > the case for speeding tickets in either Norway, Sweden, or Finland. > Some CEO got caught speeding about a decade ago and paid a huge income- > based fine. > > Finnish Drivers Don't Mind Sliding Scale, But Instant Calculation Gets > Low Markshttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB978398058976592586.html > > By Steve Stecklow > HELSINKI, Finland -- Jaako Rytsola, a 27-year-old Finnish Internet > entrepreneur and newspaper columnist, was cruising in his BMW one > recent evening. "The road was wide and I was feeling good," he later > wrote. "It's nice to be driving when there's no one in sight." > But this road wasn't empty; a radar-equipped police car was clocking > his speed. The officer pulled over Mr. Rytsola's car and issued him a > speeding ticket for driving 43 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour > zone. The fine: $71,400. > The staggering sum was no mistake. In Finland, traffic fines generally > are based on two factors: the severity of the offense and the driver's > income. The concept has been embedded in Finnish law for decades: When > it comes to crime, the wealthy should suffer as much as the poor... -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
