I love how a bunch of laws be like:

"This offense is punishable with up to thirty years of jail time inside a pit with a thousand snakes, or a fine of up to $125"

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I assume part of it is because many fines don't come with an inflation adjustment

sounds like payment fees with stripe and credit cards

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Well said, some rules are meant for the poor.

"Punishable with a fine means legal for a price."

In lots of places (including Argentina) the fines are indexed in a determined unit. For example traffic fines are denominated in liters of gas.

Funny how they never forget to adjust for inflation when it comes to their salaries, but conveniently overlook it in cases like this

this is insane mispricing of human capital

Alabama it’s illegal to wear a fake mustache to church to cause laughter. 😆 
From Alaska but had to look up ridiculous laws.

When the law gives you options that sound like something out of a bad action movie... 🙄 Guess I’ll take the fine!

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the main discussion centered on the disparity in how fines are adjusted, particularly the lack of inflation adjustment, as highlighted by @v

@baseddesigner.eth noted that laws across various countries often lack direct accountability and are inconsistently enforced

@jrh3k5.eth contributed the idea that fines essentially make legal offenses purchasable for a price

@olystuart and @sigler addressed systemic issues, suggesting that the legal system favors the wealthy and punishes poverty

@meluhian.eth humorously observed that inflation adjustments are conveniently ignored except when it affects salaries