From: JNugent73@mail.com
On 28/08/2025 01:27 PM, Mark Goodge wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:47:34 +0100, JNugent wrote:
>
>> On 27/08/2025 03:20 PM, Mark Goodge wrote:
>>
>>> JNugent wrote:
>>>> On 20/08/2025 03:52 PM, Mark Goodge wrote:
>>>
>>>>> No, I'm saying that prison isn't necessarily the best fallback option
for an
>>>>> unpaid fine.
>>>
>>>> OK.
>>>
>>>> What SHOULD be the fallback option - bearing in mind that it has to be
>>>> more strict / harsh / robust than the fine was?
>>>
>>> I don't think there has to be a single fallback option. But community
>>> service is, for most people, more harsh than a fine.
>>
>> Is that why they default on fines - so that they may be punished more
>> harshly?
>
> Fines are income. Every other form of punishment costs money to impose.
Yes... and?
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