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DoctorMyEyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-22-08 08:32 PM
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13. Was just talking about this a few days ago
Was just talking about this a few days ago with a co-worker. We were agreeing that if fines aren't "sliding fee scale" then justice isn't being administered evenly. A $1000 fine can ruin one person's life, while another person wouldn't feel any real discomfort.

Fines aren't like jail time. Everyone values their freedom, and rich and poor are hit fairly evenly with a set prison sentence. But, even with jail sentences they sometimes take the persons life expectancy into consideration.
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