Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Many of these kinds of fines in Finland and Sweden, and for a lot more than $58K. The Kuisla story is about five years old.
It’s kinda an old story but interesting to read it again.
I would take my money and move!
The solution for this problem is obvious. Chauffeurs.
I am against monetary fines for misdemeanor crimes. They overly penalize the poor while being no penalty at all for the rich. A $100 fine is nothing to a rich family, yet that same fine could mean a poor family doesn’t eat this week.
Community service penalizes people equally as time is equally valuable to all. Hours spent at community service picking up trash is equally inconvenient & embarrassing to all.
Unfortunately, community service may produce spotless public spaces, get the attention of rich & poor alike, but it can’t line the pockets of politicians & their cronies, can’t pay for lavish conferences & junkets, so community service will always be accompanied by fines.