Author Topic: "Only in Finland".... (Read 7365 times)

Staga · « **Reply #60 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:27:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
Well, it's simple really; equal treatment under the law. Finland apparently doesn't have it. But I do have to hand it to the Finns; they have invented a brand new way to remove wealth from the wealthy. 15mph over the speed limit? That's gonna cost you $250,000.

Yeah, makes great sense.

So... your cop sees three cars speeding down an expressway... a Yugo, a Saab, and a BMW. Someone's going to get pulled over, but who? Who, who, who...

15mph overspeed? errr guy drove 200kmh at 120kmh zone in a highway which went thru the city so guess he was speeding little faster than 15mph.
I also trust to our police and their capability to catch all those drivers in that hypothetical situation of three speeding cars... Guess we've learned to trust our cops

btw I've heard that in some countries government can confiscate someones car in situations like those with Mr.Salonoja and MsRoss; I'm glad that kind of socialism haven't found its way in here

Ripsnort · « **Reply #61 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:30:34 PM »

Staga, the story of death and torture at Guantanmo Bay detention center Oh, the horror!

Staga · « **Reply #62 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:33:48 PM »

btw when is your government going to prosecute those people at Guantanamo?
You really should care more about your own concentration camps than if someone got a nice big fine because he drove thru the city at 200kmh at 120kmh zone (thats 124mph at 74mph zone).

Ripsnort · « **Reply #63 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:36:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
btw when is your government going to prosecute those people at Guantanamo?
You really should care more about your own concentration camps than if someone got a nice big fine because he drove thru the city at 200kmh at 120kmh zone (thats 124mph at 74mph zone).

Good one! I have written a letter to the CIC regarding sending these fine citizens to Finland where they will be welcomed with open arms! DETH TO AMEERIKA!

Staga · « **Reply #64 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:37:29 PM »

Thanks for the link Rip; Here's one for you: http://web.amnesty.org/pages/guantanamobay-index-eng

Thing is they're not prosecuted and IIRC that's against your own laws. I'd expect something like that from a third world country but not from a country like U.S

Ripsnort · « **Reply #65 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:38:19 PM »

"Amesty Org" Hell I didn't even open the link. Might as well sent me a PETA website.

Incidently, did you see their report in pre-GW2 war Iraq? Had you read it, you wouldn't care if they had WMD, but then again, its the hate for Boosh that drives you, not whats right or whats wrong.

Staga · « **Reply #66 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:40:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort

Good one! I have written a letter to the CIC regarding sending these fine citizens to Finland where they will be welcomed with open arms! DETH TO AMEERIKA!

Sorry but I lost you in that one?

Staga · « **Reply #67 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:42:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
"Amesty Org" Hell I didn't even open the link. Might as well sent me a PETA website.

Incidently, did you see their report in pre-GW2 war Iraq? Had you read it, you wouldn't care if they had WMD, but then again, its the hate for Boosh that drives you, not whats right or whats wrong.

Yeah; that's the ticket buddy; you won this debate

Ripsnort · « **Reply #68 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:47:08 PM »

Translated:
I hate anything that Bush does that envokes the fight against terrorism because its Bush, not because its right.

Better?

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 10, 2004, 07:58:12 PM »

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Guess we've learned to trust our cops

Just like your role models in the Reich.

Staga · « **Reply #70 on:** February 10, 2004, 08:20:49 PM »

Errr... Last time I checked we didn't had a concentration camp anywhere near unlike you have in Guantanamo, Funked

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #71 on:** February 10, 2004, 08:32:20 PM »

I'm sure Finnish forces were very kind to any partisans they encountered in WW2, gave them a fair trial or let them go free.
Give me a break.
Standard procedure in any previous war, by any country, was to execute such people upon capture, or after painful interrogation. Even if it was not official policy, it was de facto policy, battlefield justice.

Mini D · « **Reply #72 on:** February 10, 2004, 08:46:44 PM »

This is really cool. If you pull the right person over, the potential for bribes to get out of the ticket has now been increased exponentially!

What a great system!

MiniD

Mini D · « **Reply #73 on:** February 10, 2004, 08:47:42 PM »

BTW... how many arguing over the impact of the cost of a jaywalking ticket have ever received one? I've not seen a person get one that didn't blow a gasket at the very idea of the ticket... irrelevant of the cost.

MiniD

Kieran · « **Reply #74 on:** February 10, 2004, 08:53:37 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
15mph overspeed? errr guy drove 200kmh at 120kmh zone in a highway which went thru the city so guess he was speeding little faster than 15mph.
I also trust to our police and their capability to catch all those drivers in that hypothetical situation of three speeding cars... Guess we've learned to trust our cops

btw I've heard that in some countries government can confiscate someones car in situations like those with Mr.Salonoja and MsRoss; I'm glad that kind of socialism haven't found its way in here

He still invoked a quarter million euro fine for a speeding ticket where someone else doing the exact same thing may have paid next to nothing. Not much to debate on that one, is there? Curious, how much does it cost to insure cars and drivers there, and is it pro-rated by income as well? It'd about have to be, because the outlandish penalties for the wealthy almost guarantee a tier system of sorts.

Let's face it, the system is designed to separate wealth from the individual and redistribute it. That's a pretty good non-answer on my scenario as well; we both know the cop is going to bag the BMW every time in that case, because it means more money for someone. Perhaps not the cop, perhaps not the department, but it means more money changing hands nonetheless. One lone cop cannot catch three speeders at once- so he'll go for the high-price ticket. That isn't equal application of the law.