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Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago (theconversation.com)

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[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Any crime that's punished by a fine is only a punishment for the poor.

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Depends on how the fines work. Check out Finland day-fine system. It's a bit complicated, but essentially the gov't knows how much money you make/what kind of wealth you have, and scales fines according to that. So a person that's in the lowest 10th percentile may only pay a few dollars for a traffic fine, while someone that's in the 99th percentile for income/wealth can end up with a speeding ticket that costs over €100,000.

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Have seen this and do agree with the execution. My frame of reference was the US