JustAThought

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If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class in c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
[–] JustAThought@lemm.ee 58 points 3 days ago (5 children)

It irks me when rich people will just pay the fine rather than following the law. Example: Parking in handicap spots and not caring about a $250 fine. It is like paying $5 parking fee for low income drivers.

Finland actually has speeding fines proportional to your income! In 2002, a Finnish millionaire was fined €103,000 (over $100,000 USD at the time) for going 75 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. (47mph in a 32mph zone)

If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campaign. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] JustAThought@lemm.ee 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’m looking at you, Santa.

they are not wrong in c/pics@lemmy.world
[–] JustAThought@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

I think it is part of the message, Canada was pushing back against the tariffs USA was imposing.

I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] JustAThought@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Didn’t they have asbestos shovelling competitions? 1962 Right around the time major studies confirmed the concerns from a decade earlier:

1960s: Studies, particularly by Dr. Irving Selikoff in the U.S., showed clear links between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other illnesses, prompting greater public health concern.