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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 11:43 AM
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Finnish speeding fines
How is this for punishment?

Finn's speed fine is a bit rich

One of Finland's richest men has been handed a record 170,000 euros speeding ticket, thanks to the country's policy of relating the fine to your income.
Jussi Salonoja, the 27-year-old heir to a family-owned sausage empire, was given the £116,000 ticket after being caught driving 80km/h in a 40km/h zone.

Helsinki police came up with the figure after tax office data showed that Mr Salonoja earned close to £7m in 2002.

If his penalty stands it will beat the previous record of almost 80,000 euros.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3477285.stm
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pnb Donating Member (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 11:50 AM
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1. Jeez, what's next?
That is such BS. What will they do next? Send younger people to prison for longer amounts of time so that they can attempt to make jail sentences proportional to average life span?
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 11:54 AM
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2. Fair is not Equal
Think about it.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 12:02 PM
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3. Whoa
That's too much for a brain with no caffeine in it.
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RoeBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-04 12:06 PM
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4. Dupe
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=118&topic_id=39192
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