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Finnish Police Give Record Speeding Fine
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| Feb 10th,2004
| AP
Posted on 02/10/2004 5:08:59 PM PST by The_Republican
HELSINKI, Finland - Police gave a record $216,900 speeding ticket to a millionaire under a system in which traffic fines are linked to an offender's income.
The Iltalehti tabloid reported that millionaire Jussi Salonoja zoomed through the city center last weekend in a 25 mph zone and police handed him a ticket of $216,900. It didn't say what his speed was.
The fine was based on information they got directly for the inland revenue office, the Tuesday report said.
Salonoja, 27, could not be reached for comment, and police declined to discuss the alleged speeding incident until it reaches the Helsinki Regional Court at a later date.
Although it's the costliest ticket to date, it's not the first with a big price tag.
Two years ago, Anssi Vanjoki, then executive vice president of Nokia's mobile phones division, landed a $148,000 ticket after being caught doing 46 mph in a 31 mph zone on a motorcycle.
It was later lowered to about $7,500 after he showed a court that his income had dropped, but not before Finns flew into a rage over the high fine. But, after weeks of Parliament debates, discussions on TV shows and expressions of disgust in the media, Finns did nothing and the system remained.
Other hefty speeding tickets have included a $71,000 one for a professional hockey player and one for $190,000 given to one of Finland's wealthiest people.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: income; related; speeding; ticket
Uh oh! How long before Democraps discover this phenomenon....
To: The_Republican
This is only the 3rd time this has been posted. Try searching.
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:12:25 PM PST
by
xrp
To: The_Republican
outrageous doesn't begin to describe this stuff ... just crazy ...
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:12:42 PM PST
by
Bobby777
To: The_Republican
Marxism in practice. "From each according to his ability..."
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:14:31 PM PST
by
weegee
(Election 2004: Re-elect President Bush... Don't feed the trolls.)
To: xrp
2nd time...
To: The_Republican
a system in which traffic fines are linked to an offender's income. My cousin is in favor of this system, because with the last ticket he got, they would probably give him money.
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:25:12 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(We have come here not to insult Howard Dean, but to bury him...)
To: The_Republican
This is nothing but robbery under the guise of law. Freedom loving people everywhere should avoid Finland.
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:26:53 PM PST
by
OldCorps
To: dirtboy
Finally something positive for people who got canned...;o)
To: The_Republican
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:40:23 PM PST
by
xrp
To: OldCorps
That's the kind of activity which will destroy an economy and the crush the entrepreneurial spirit of those who would otherwise have helped society advance. They'll be left with 60-year old buildings in disrepair and looking like East Germany, circa 1989.
Give us those capitalistic-minded, who are yearning to breath free!
HF
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:01:42 PM PST
by
holden
To: dirtboy
New source of revenue for those on government welfare. Need a little extra cash just go speeding down the highway. Your income is negative so we pay you.
To: The_Republican
Too bad this wasn't instituted when millionaire Al Gore the Third was pulled over for driving while high.
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