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A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court.

The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.

The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m (£14.1m) - and because he was a repeat offender.

It is more than double Switzerland's previous record speeding fine - handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008.

In the latest case, the motorist was clocked speeding 57km/h (35mph) faster than the limit, according to the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland.

"The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgement.

Swiss media reported that the man owns a villa with five luxury cars, including the Ferrari.

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

Jimmy_041 wrote:

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court would go broke in a month..........

Jimmy_041 wrote:

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court would go broke in a month..........

dedja wrote::shock:

Kahuna wrote:

Jimmy_041 wrote:

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court would go broke in a month..........

Nothing like another another stereotype troll eh nancy boy college poof?

Kahuna wrote:

Jimmy_041 wrote:

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court would go broke in a month..........

Nothing like another another stereotype troll eh nancy boy college poof?

I am not the Doctor in question (wish I was )

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/lamborghini-impounded-under-hoon-laws/story-fn3dxity-1225817107787
The Lamborghini's owner did not have extraordinary circumstances which met the criteria for the car's early release.

The law is a joke.

In English criminal law, intention is one of the types of mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind") that, when accompanied by an actus reus (Latin for "guilty act"), constitutes a crime.

The Lamborghini's owner is being punished despite having done nothing wrong. I think that is extraordinary (actually stupid to the extent of being effin ridiculous, but extraordinary will do)

redandblack wrote:I agree with you, Psyber

I also agree with Kahuna - surely the Elizabeth stereotyping has been done to death,

Jimmy_041 wrote:

Kahuna wrote:

Jimmy_041 wrote:

bayman wrote:good on them i reckon you should be fined a sum that will hurt your actual pocket not have the same fine for everyone as the fine has different meaning depending on wealth or lack of wealth, say something like 15% of the pay packet/what the business makes per week etc etc & btw serves the idiot right

The Elizabeth Magistrates Court would go broke in a month..........

Nothing like another another stereotype troll eh nancy boy college poof?

Psyber wrote:How about this for being hard done by. I picked it up on a medical web site.
The car owner in WA was not speeding, his mechanic was hooning about in his car without consent, yet the car is impounded for 28 days..
I assume the WA Police want to hoon about in it.

Barto wrote:

Psyber wrote:How about this for being hard done by. I picked it up on a medical web site.
The car owner in WA was not speeding, his mechanic was hooning about in his car without consent, yet the car is impounded for 28 days..
I assume the WA Police want to hoon about in it.

It's an idiotic law and punishing a lot of innocent people. Have a friend here who loaned her car to another mate who then let her boyfriend drive it (unlicenced), so guess what happened when he was pulled over by the cops? Car impounded and to make matters worse they did the dirty on her and said "bad luck" and went and bought another car for themselves, leaving the owner with the bill.

Jimmy_041 wrote:I had this discussion with one of my close mates who is very pro-Labor and unions (he also drives a Porsche)

He argued that the wealthier you are, the higher the fine should be.

IIRC (because we were at lunch and it was about 4pm), I asked: if you want to introduce that sort of doctrine, why should it be restricted to motor fines? Let's give higher jail sentences for assault, murder etc based upon your wealth

Is it a crime because of your action or your wealth?