NationStates Jolt Archive

This isn't really a silly thread. Though like many I make, it might degenerate into one. God, I sure hope so. ;)

Anyhoo... I have a couple questions. The first one involves a story I vaguely remember from a few years ago. It was about some rich bastard that I had no sympathy for getting an exorbitant fine for some small traffic offense in a scandinavian country. I can't remember if it was Sweden or Norway. But apparently, at the time, criminal fines were based on income. So a relatively poor person might be fined the equivalent $50 for speeding, but a rich person might be fined tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars for the same offense. Does anybody know more about this? I find it interesting.

Second, a geography question;
The nations of Haiti and The Dominican Republic share an island in the Caribbean. Does that island have it's own name?

Thanks a bunch. :)

Second, a geography question;
The nations of Haiti and The Dominican Republic share an island in the Caribbean. Does that island have it's own name?

Thanks a bunch. :)

Hispaniola

Hispaniola
Oddly, that's the only one I could answer too :p

Hispaniola? Isn't that the island that Columbus 'discovered'?

Edit: Nevermind. That was San Salvador. Still, that name sounds familiar...

Anyhoo... I have a couple questions. The first one involves a story I vaguely remember from a few years ago. It was about some rich bastard that I had no sympathy for getting an exorbitant fine for some small traffic offense in a scandinavian country. I can't remember if it was Sweden or Norway. But apparently, at the time, criminal fines were based on income. So a relatively poor person might be fined the equivalent $50 for speeding, but a rich person might be fined tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars for the same offense. Does anybody know more about this? I find it interesting.



Finland.
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Finland.
*wonders if that applies to Åland*

Finland.
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Groovy. I think that was it. :)

Hispaniola? Isn't that the island that Columbus 'discovered'?

Edit: Nevermind. That was San Salvador. Still, that name sounds familiar...
My buddy Chris discovered many places...

This isn't really a silly thread.Yeah right:D

Finland.
CLICK ME (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/01/15/international1052EST0560.DTL)Wow, that kicks ass. They should do that here, though they should modify it for the income that the person got in the calendar year that they received the fine.

Wow, that kicks ass. They should do that here, though they should modify it for the income that the person got in the calendar year that they received the fine.

If somone was unemployed would they then recieve no punnishment. And would police not then target the "rich" as they'll top up more money for the government (thus make them more important).

Groovy.
"Groovy?" "GROOVY??" :eek:

[ has flashback to 60s, including "Feelin' Groovy." ] :eek: :headbang:

[ has flashback to 60s, including "Feelin' Groovy." ]
Simon and Garfunkle?

While unusual, I can appreciate the wisdom in progressive fines. It prevents the rich from thinking that they can 'afford' to offend....

Simon and Garfunkle?
Yup! SHRIEK!!! [ runs away! ] :D

Yup! SHRIEK!!! [ runs away! ] :D
I like that song...
*plays it in head, 'cause I can do that*

Simon and Garfunkle?
Nope, Simon and Gar Funkel -- The Funkel Brothers.

And in a similarly silly vein:

Lt. Drebin: Officers, take 'er and book 'er! Officer Taker, Officer Booker.

The original Police Squad TV series was too damn funny for TV, so it led to the dumbed-down movie versions. *sigh*, I love my country, but sometimes....

Nope, Simon and Gar Funkel -- The Funkel Brothers.
But - but, thier official site says "Simon and Garfunkel"!
http://www.simonandgarfunkel.com/

I know I mixed the "l" and the "e" up, but forgive me!