On: If You Double-Park and You’re Rich, Should You Pay a Higher Fine?

[masklinn]

> Not parking fines, they are fixed amount by municipality.

Why not parking fines? They can be set in day fines as well.

[Ekaros → masklinn]

I think average people would thing that they would be too high for the crime.

Minimum day fine for someone without income is 6€. Now parking fine is I think depending locations is 20-80€.

So you tell that this incomeless person parked the car. And we have set it at 5 day fines so 30€ at low end. On other hand day fine for median earner is around 35 €. Which would mean 180€ parkin fine.

Most would think that to be excessive.

[masklinn → Ekaros]

> Most would think that to be excessive.

But is it?

Alternatively, provide two values and select whichever is higher e.g. "30€ or 1 day", this method is common with corporate crimes (e.g. "1 million or 1.5% global revenue", that sort of things). Even if you're on the low end of incomes a day in jail would hurt a lot for a parking fine.