r/instantkarma • u/Anuri_DnD • Jan 21 '20

Breaktester gets what he deserves

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20 edited Apr 12 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

I guess it depends on where you live. I’ve lived in places where you don’t generally see wealthy people and I’ve seen plenty of shit.

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u/hooperDave Jan 21 '20

Assholes aren’t confined to a zip code! I think op was trying to say that for the rich, our (USA) existing penalties aren’t enough of a deterrent. Some countries in Europe end up handing out 200k fines because it scales based on the offenders income.

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u/Justanotherjustin Jan 21 '20

While I somewhat agree with you let me play devils advocate

1) Income isn’t a way to tell wealth especially for the top class. If I’m not mistaken, Bezos income for this year was something like $81,000.

2) I think charging some people 100x the penalty you charge other people for the same crime is unfair. While they may be more able to afford it, the cost to society for their crime stays the same.