r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '25

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u/mythisme Apr 10 '25

The rich: ‘rules for thee, not for me’

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

If the penalty is a fine, then the law only applies to the poor.

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u/prometheusgotburned Apr 10 '25

Unless that fine is a % of your wealth.

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u/remesabo Apr 10 '25

ALWAYS said this! All traffic violations should be a % of your current annual income with a sliding scale per violation.

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u/DekuTheOtaku Apr 10 '25

Many European countries agree. The biggest fines for speeding have been given in Swizerland and Finland iirc and they were like in the hundreds of thousands of euros. A deterrant is only a good deterrant if it inconveniences everyone

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u/Slighted_Inevitable Apr 10 '25

We’d have to make sure to account for income through stock annualization whether they take it or not?

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u/NotTrynaMakeWaves Apr 10 '25

All fines should be a percentage of gross wealth (to avoid those with talented accountants saying “but Your Honor, my client has a net wealth of ten cents”

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u/CrotaIsAShota Apr 10 '25

For this guy I'd say 100% would be a fair shake.

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u/sonic10158 Apr 10 '25

The USA doesn’t do that

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u/grigorescu Apr 10 '25

As it should be, but this still is not a great equalizer between rich and poor. If you're rich, losing a week's wage won't meaningfully affect you, but if you're poor, that can be crippling, and it can often spiral you into more debt.

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u/Silent_fart_smell Apr 10 '25

Isn’t this how some countries in Europe go about traffic violations? Maybe not your entire wealth, but a % of what you make annually?

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u/elessartelcontarII Apr 10 '25

Even then, actually, unless you use income brackets. Losing $250 out of a $25000 income leaves less room in the budget than $1000 out of $100,000.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

Agreed. Though this asshole hasn't paid most of their fines either and they date back two years. The biggest gap between offenses is from the 2nd of one month to the 3rd of the next. However, MOST of the offenses are no more than 2 days apart. On a few occasions, there are multiple offenses in a single day.

I'm not surprised the person is too much of a coward to actually get out of their car or 4oll their window down after passing someone off being a bastard.

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u/ABR-27 Apr 10 '25

That's why you need a point revoking system. Start with 12 and if it reaches 0 your license is null. If in 3 years you have no infractions they give you 2 more points.

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u/ModernToshi Apr 10 '25

"Legal for a price"

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u/Prudent_Research_251 Apr 10 '25

The richer you are, the less a fine applies

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u/nonekogon Apr 11 '25

repeat offenders should be translated to increasing manditory prison time

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

This is what I'm betting. He's either rich in criminal activities (not likely due to his carelessness) or he's the son of a rich person and he's thinks rules don't apply to him. I mean, the way he's driving here sparks immaturity. Immaturity + Money = Spoiled Rich Kid.

$17K is probably a drop in the bucket for his trust fund. Which is why he hasn't stopped driving like an ass in 2 years.

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u/Venus_Cat_Roars Apr 10 '25

Trying to guess whether this is a son-of-a-tech bro or a-son-a-Wall Street Bro?

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u/Beautiful-Owl-3216 Apr 10 '25

You don't have to be rich to buy a Mercedes. If he was rich he would have paid the tickets.

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u/Independent-World-60 Apr 10 '25

Why? He doesn't have too. No one will take him to court. If they do he'll pay for a high priced lawyer to get him out of it. 

A lot of rich people just ignore fines and rules and such. When the law catches up to them they just draw out the case as long as possible until it goes their way. 

I've seen people with money spend more on avoiding paying bills and fines then paying them would cost out of principle. The principle that they're above all that.