Largest speeding fine ever?

[hardknox00001]

Most (if not all) of ours are under $105. Most of Memphis PD's are under $60.

Really...............I might need to think about moving over there. Not only could I shoot my gun anywhere in town but I could afford to speed

Assembling this post has worn me out...................I think I'll go lay down

Edited August 16, 2010 by hardknox00001

[LagerHead]

[pedant]The article said odometer in the last line. Erm....speedometer[/pedant]

As for the Euro-tickets, I kind of like their graduated system in the sense that it can be more of a deterent than our system. I remember when I got my 1st ticket. That $120 ticket hurt on my $6.75/hr paycheck and I was gun-shy about more than about 5 to 7 mph over the limit for a long time. Now if I have to pay $120 ticket, I'm not happy about it, but it's not really going to cramp my style or get me to slow down for more than a few days (weeks at most). If I got slapped with one that really hurts, I'd think twice about grossly exceeding the limit for a loooong time after the fine. But that point of pain is different from person to person, based largely on income. A single parent with an $18K income would feel the pain at a $25 fine. The tiered fine structure seems to be an effective way of doing what tickets are supposed to do, cause the cited driver to slow down. Oh, and make a lot of money for new police cars.

Because somebody who makes $100,000/year doing 20 over the speed limit is breaking the law more than somebody making $50,000/year doing 20 over, right? Should they also get bigger penalties for shoplifting, murder, rape? No, it's socialist wealth redistribution BS, plain and simple.

[G27]

Because somebody who makes $100,000/year doing 20 over the speed limit is breaking the law more than somebody making $50,000/year doing 20 over, right? Should they also get bigger penalties for shoplifting, murder, rape? No, it's socialist wealth redistribution BS, plain and simple.

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