Time to tie the fine to a fraction of percent worth, like how the Europeans do it.
Comment on Washington man arrested for allegedly throwing rock at seal in Maui
JailElonMusk@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
“the man told witnesses that he was “rich enough to pay the fines” and walked away as Lani was immobile in the water"
Since this asshole is already “rich enough” let’s make him famous as well.
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk
Gork@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
It just makes since. A fine is just a price, a percentage makes sure people feel it as much as a given law wants them to.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
A very lucky subset of Europeans, mind
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Someone needs to fish the rock out, hand it back to him and drop him in the arctic. Let him argue with a polar bear on how is wealth protects him.
Alternatively, mob justice.
Elilol@fedinsfw.app 7 hours ago
Alternatively, mob justice.
Ah, South American style.
Elilol@fedinsfw.app 7 hours ago
Bless you.
scytale@piefed.zip 9 hours ago
I read somewhere a random local gave him a couple of punches after the news went viral.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
“Don’t worry guys. Alohandle this cunt.” — some local
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 hours ago
That local should be eligible for sainthood, or at least a key to the city
knightly@pawb.social 7 hours ago
You’ll be glad to hear that the anonymous local was awarded the highest honor the city could bestow: the Ambassador of Aloha.