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[–] 63 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes, if they can pay the $10,000 fine.

The judge said everyone gets warnings and fines before jail time. If he could, he'd issue a large fine, but he can't because state law caps the fine at $1,000 per violation. The judge acknowledged that a $10,000 fine for a multi-millionaire isn't even a punishment, but immediately jailing someone because they can easily afford the fine seemed wrong. Trump violated the gag order 10 times before being officially told to stop, so the judge is lumping them all into a "first" violation. He said the "second" violation absolutely will be punished with jail time. We'll see.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Bullshit fixed-value fines are only a deterrent for poors.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fines not tied to income are a joke

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    IMO It's not always that simple. Yes some countries do this but it can also backfire (and has). Some examples:

    • unfairly targeting rich people in order to help the town budget

    • previous annual incomes may be vastly different from current monthly wages (furloughed etc.)

    • punishment being spun as a political tool similar to trump's martyrs

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    ...but immediately jailing someone because they can easily afford the fine seemed wrong.

    No it doesn't, not even a little bit! Restrictions on their time are the only things rich people understand; they should be jailed instead of fined early and often.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And then they get the case cancelled because it's clearly bias against them that they don't get to just pay the same fee as anyone else as a first warning.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lol...that's not how it works. You don't get a case cancelled for the judge holding someone in contempt...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    You do if it's Trump and he uses it to question the judge's neutrality.

    How long do you think before they replace the judge and get things started again? If you believe it won't be long enough to get him elected then I've got a bridge to sell you.

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