Comment on Judge Rules Apple Senior Executive Lied Under Oath, Makes Criminal Contempt Referral

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• Eldritch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Absolutely. Honestly fines should generally be abolished. Because it’s fine is nothing but the cost of doing business for the wealthy. However if they had to go to prison or actually start sacrificing some of their own time then shit gets real.

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  • Reyali@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Unless fines become a % of a person’s wealth. Make everyone feel it equally.

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    • EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      In principle, yes, but hiding wealth is also like Rich Bastard 101 stuff.

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      • BrightCandle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Wealth based fines would be extremely based. Most people would pay nothing and the wealthy would be paying a heck of a lot more. Which is why it will never happen its all about punishing the workers.

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      • entwine413@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        If we’re doing percentage based fines, that would pay for forensic accounting.

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    • errer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Rich people should be fined a higher percentage because they can afford it. A $10 million dollar fine for someone with $100 million doesn’t hit as hard as someone with a million getting fined $100k.

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    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I was gonna suggest this. Norway or Denmark do this for speeding tickets and it’s very effective.

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• Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  When the punishment to a law is a fine it’s only a law to poor people.

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