Speeding fines for uber wealthy
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Speeding fines for uber wealthy
Ya just gotta hate being this guy regardless of what he is worth.
Swiss court fines speeding millionaire $290,000
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland – A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.
Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder's estimated wealth of over $20 million.
A statement on the court's Web site says the driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour (57 kilometers an hour) faster than the 50-mile-an-hour (80-kilometer-an-hour) limit.
Court clerk Heidi Baumann-Becker said Thursday the unidentified driver can appeal the decision, handed down in November, to the Swiss supreme court.
The Blick daily newspaper in Zurich reported the fine was more than twice the previous Swiss record of about $107,000.
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland – A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.
Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder's estimated wealth of over $20 million.
A statement on the court's Web site says the driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour (57 kilometers an hour) faster than the 50-mile-an-hour (80-kilometer-an-hour) limit.
Court clerk Heidi Baumann-Becker said Thursday the unidentified driver can appeal the decision, handed down in November, to the Swiss supreme court.
The Blick daily newspaper in Zurich reported the fine was more than twice the previous Swiss record of about $107,000.
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From: Fairfax, VA
Re: Speeding fines for uber wealthy
Originally Posted by Erzer
Ya just gotta hate being this guy regardless of what he is worth.
That's criminal, sorry. Let's say that you have own a house worth 300,000, car, and other possessions totalling a net worth of 350,000. That's the same as getting a $5,000 speeding ticket for going 85 in a 50mph zone.
Thankfully I'm an American citizen, where the same speeding ticket might go for $150-200 depending on the jurisdiction.
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From: Rayleigh, Essex
Re: Speeding fines for uber wealthy
yeah - heard that this morning. Just seems wrong to me, and makes me worry that our bunch of air-thieves will think that this is a good idea 
that being said apparently the guy is a persistant offender
that being said apparently the guy is a persistant offender
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Re: Speeding fines for uber wealthy
Takes all the EQUAL out of equal and fair punishment.
It's not what is fair it's what feels fair.
Hmmmmmmm....
Yeah, let's do it.
It's not as if the Constitution mattered anymore.
roadster with a stick
It's not what is fair it's what feels fair.
Hmmmmmmm....
Yeah, let's do it.
It's not as if the Constitution mattered anymore.
roadster with a stick
She can ride with me ;)
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From: Sharon, PA
Re: Speeding fines for uber wealthy
You hit the nail on the head, Franc. Too many people - that judge included - seem to think with their hearts not with their heads. And THAT is what leads us down terrible paths with unforeseen consequences.
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Re: Speeding fines for uber wealthy
here, they will just take away your privilege to drive as a habitual offender...driving in the US is not a right, but a privilege...I had a friend go thru this....after 3 yrs of his life time suspension, he had to put up a $25K bond, probation for 3 more yrs...to get his license back. He was a GM for a Chevy dealership....all in all, after paying someone for 3 yrs to get him to work and back, legal fees, and the latter....it wasn't 200K but it was a chunk...so, don't drink and drive....or get a host of large speeding tickets....some states can file habitual on you...take those license for life....now, with that said, you would never catch me speeding....no, not me....
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