http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34752334/ns/wo...news/?GT1=43001

Damm thats harsh!

 

speeding tickets based upon wealth = bull sheet

 

^^ But does it work the opposite way around?

So people who dont have any reported wealth (dealing drugs etc.) might only have to pay like $.60 for the same ticket?

 

That is absolutely ridiculous.... I understand their reasoning in doing this... Obviously if you slap a millionaire with a $200 fine they aren't really going to give a sh!t.... but I don't believe that makes it right

 

It's that whole bullshit mentality of "Hey, let's punish the rich guy, it's his fault that he is rich while others are poor."

 

He is a wealthy repeat offender who lied about being a diplomat. The judge was unimpressed.

Excerpt: "He was slapped with a 90,000 franc ($94,775) fine by police but later claimed he was a diplomat from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, which would have given him diplomatic immunity from the prosecution, the Zurich-based Tages Anzeiger newspaper reported.

The conman applied for his fine to be annulled, which was accepted by a Swiss court, but when he later failed to give proof of his supposed diplomatic status, he was summoned to the cantonal court in St Gallen, east of Zurich.

Unimpressed by his greedy lies, judges ruled the driver should pay a record-breaking 299,000 franc ($315,000) fine, based on his vast estimated personal wealth of over 20 million Swiss francs ($21 million)."

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-...6-1225817189755


I think the court did the right thing.
At least he broke the current record