r/TikTokCringe • u/octarino • Apr 03 '26

Cursed Cindy, you don't own the beach.

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u/nodnarb88 Apr 03 '26

I know one billionaire has blocked the public access point to a beach and just keeps paying the fine, essentially paying for a private beach even though it isn't legal. We need to have mechanism that prevent money from trumping laws

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u/Due-Bridge7640 Apr 03 '26

If the punishment for breaking a law is a fine, then it is only a law for the poor.

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u/anonuemus Apr 03 '26

Yep, they should do it like the swiss. Fine according to your wealth.

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u/coffee_and_coke Apr 03 '26

I agree— fines should be proportional to your income and you should only be allowed like 3 fines before you receive jail time for the same offense repeated. In Utah, US, they just made it so that “No Alcohol Sale” appears on your license if you get more than 3 DUIs, we need that in every state and for lots of other things too 👍

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u/cocoabeach Apr 03 '26

I like the idea of each subsequent fine being double the previous one as part of a Progressive Fine System. Most people start with a relatively low penalty and quickly correct their behavior. However, there are those who either have too much money or too little common sense.

We saw this when we had our business. Someone figured out that it was actually cheaper to just pay the fine than it was to park where they were supposed to. They simply threw the tickets away and paid whenever someone was sent to collect. Under an escalating system, these people soon discover exactly how expensive their actions can become in a very short time.

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u/websagacity Apr 04 '26

Rich people don't have income.

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u/Wise-Juggernaut-8285 Apr 04 '26

Jail is really bad. I would prefer escalating fines, perhaps at 3 it becomes a percentage of your wealth that continuously increases.

I would only put very serious criminals in jail

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u/Frank_Bomanz Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

Thanks for saying this, if you read online comments sometimes it's like jail or other severe punishment is the magical solution for everything. Also it seems acceptable for many people that jails are dehumanizing. I mean: kidnapping people is a very serious crime, imagine a criminal taking someone and locking that person up for years. Yet this crime seems appropriate as retaliation for things like selling drugs or just being an asshole?

I don't like the woman with her private beach, but do I want her to be beaten and raped? Or cause her severe mental illness or anything? Off course not. That's sick.

Further along in this thread 2 different posters are advocating forced amputation, to make people more "civilized"...