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minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·2 days agoYep. The “fine OR imprisonment” part means fines for the rich, and imprisonment for the poor. The filthy rich only go to prison for stealing from other filthy rich assholes.
minus-squarerenegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down1·2 days ago “If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class” Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
minus-squareosanna@lemmy.vglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agotbf, some fines in europe are based on income, not a set value. I remember someone getting a fine of a few hundred grand.
minus-squareblazeknave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days ago97?! I was that old already… I thought this was older
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoExcept it’s not even fines anymore, apparently it’s perfectly legal as long as you destroy the book after scanning it.
minus-squareHow_do_I_computah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoThey used the duress PIN on their rare book library
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoFines would be nice if they were tied to a percentage of someone’s net worth. Too bad something like that would never be accepted in the US though.
Yep. The “fine OR imprisonment” part means fines for the rich, and imprisonment for the poor.
The filthy rich only go to prison for stealing from other filthy rich assholes.
tbf, some fines in europe are based on income, not a set value. I remember someone getting a fine of a few hundred grand.
97?! I was that old already… I thought this was older
Except it’s not even fines anymore, apparently it’s perfectly legal as long as you destroy the book after scanning it.
They used the duress PIN on their rare book library
Fines would be nice if they were tied to a percentage of someone’s net worth. Too bad something like that would never be accepted in the US though.