Risto Fined 120,000 Euros for Speeding in Finland

[Huckleberry]

10 hours ago, darksabre said:

According to Twitter fines in Finland are levied according to income. That's brilliant. 

Yeah I wish they would do that over here to.

[WildCard]

16 hours ago, nfreeman said:

Unbelievable. 

What a monster 

[phil_soisson]

Equal protection under the law,...not!

[Curt]

50mph in a 25mph zone.  That’s bad obviously, but it’s not as if he was going 110mph.

That fine is crazy.  Didn’t realized they were scaled by income in some countries.

[French Collection]

16 minutes ago, Curt said:

50mph in a 25mph zone.  That’s bad obviously, but it’s not as if he was going 110mph.

That fine is crazy.  Didn’t realized they were scaled by income in some countries.

I believe Sweden has a lifetime loss of license for a DUI.

I'd call Risto the Flying Finn but a few guys already have taken that moniker. Matti Nykanen, ski jumper was the first I believe.

 

[Eleven]

13 hours ago, Neo said:

Wow, this language!

Turkulainen NHL-tähti ajoi tuplasti sallittua nopeutta.

Turkulainen NHL-tähti Rasmus Ristolainen on tuomittu Varsinais-Suomen käräjäoikeudessa törkeästä liikenneturvallisuuden vaarantamisesta.

Ristolainen, 24, ajoi 3. toukokuuta 81 kilometrin tuntivauhtia Turun keskustassa Linnankadulla, jossa nopeusrajoitus on 40 km/h. Teko tapahtui perjantai-iltapäivällä, jolloin alueella oli runsaasti ajoneuvo- ja kevyttä liikennettä. Ylinopeutta Ristolainen ajoi Mercedes-Benz G 500 -maastoautolla.

Kyseessä oli ohitustilanne, joka tapahtui kaksikaistaisella suoralla tieosuudella. Ristolaisen mukaan kysymys oli lyhytkestoisesta ylinopeudesta, eikä vastanäyttöä muusta esitetty käsittelyssä.

Ristolainen tunnusti menetelleensä teonkuvauksen mukaisesti. Hän tunnusti syyllistyneensä tekoon huolimattomuudesta mutta kiisti tahallisuuden ja törkeän huolimattomuuden.

Ristolainen antoi käsittelyssä selvityksen autonsa turvavarusteista

It is one of the few languages in Europe that does not derive from Proto-Indo-European.

[Taro T]

30 minutes ago, Eleven said:

It is one of the few languages in Europe that does not derive from Proto-Indo-European.

Yeah, really not sure how / why the Finnish ancestors set up an East Asian sounding language, but they definitely nailed it.

Will never forget the time at the MMArena that we kept hearing from just over our right shoulders what sounded like Japanese with an occasional "Mika, Mika" thrown in for good measure.  Eventually curiosity got the better of us so we turned around only to see a small blonde haired blue eyes woman cheering wildly in a Norronen sweater.  Turned out she was from a town near where Mika grew up and was very ecstatic to get to see him play in person in the NHL.

[Huckleberry]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

It is one of the few languages in Europe that does not derive from Proto-Indo-European.

Suomi - Hungarian.   They still don't know where it comes from.    And also Bask language.

[Eleven]

26 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Suomi - Hungarian.   They still don't know where it comes from.    And also Bask language.

The Basque language is an especial standout because it's not related to ANYTHING.  At least Finnish is related to Hungarian (as you note), Estonian, and a couple of others.

[Curt]

26 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Suomi - Hungarian.   They still don't know where it comes from.    And also Bask language.

Basque.  Just FYI.  It predates the the Indo-European languages in Europe.

[Eleven]

Just now, Curt said:

Basque.  Just FYI.  It predates the the Indo-European languages in Europe.

It might be "Bask" in German, which I think is Huck's first language.

[Curt]

30 minutes ago, Eleven said:

It might be "Bask" in German, which I think is Huck's first language.

Google says Baskisch, so yeah, probably right.  Makes sense.  Thanks.

[Doohicksie]

On 7/5/2019 at 8:13 AM, Curt said:

Didn’t realized they were scaled by income in some countries.

I think it's a good idea.  For some people living paycheck to paycheck with poor credit, a $300 is enough to put them into bankruptcy.  For someone pulling down a 7 digit income, $300 is nothing, not even worth thinking about.  And they won't even lose their license for repeat offenses because they'll pony up an expensive lawyer (which is more than nothing but not much) and get tickets dismissed. 

This is a way to provide an equitable penalty on the offender, in terms of their financial situation.

[klos1963]

On 7/4/2019 at 11:57 AM, darksabre said:

According to Twitter fines in Finland are levied according to income. That's brilliant. 

I always felt this should be the case. Currently , it's not a deterrent for many.

1 hour ago, Doohickie said:

I think it's a good idea.  For some people living paycheck to paycheck with poor credit, a $300 is enough to put them into bankruptcy.  For someone pulling down a 7 digit income, $300 is nothing, not even worth thinking about.  And they won't even lose their license for repeat offenses because they'll pony up an expensive lawyer (which is more than nothing but not much) and get tickets dismissed. 

This is a way to provide an equitable penalty on the offender, in terms of their financial situation.

Over the years I've had many employees that have lost their licenses because they couldn't afford the fine. It prevents them from accessing better jobs unless that job is on the bus line.

[Wyldnwoody44]

I got a speeding ticket in Switzerland and in Belgium in November, maybe 15 km/hr over and nailed by a camera both times, got a ticket in the mail a month later, paid them both for about 100 euro each, kinda crazy, but in the scheme of things, an online payment of 100$ is a lot easier than how we deal with it here.... Court/DA/plea, etc

[5th line wingnutt]

Hooray for the 8th amendment.

 

[Stoner]

52 minutes ago, 5th line wingnutt said:

Hooray for the 8th amendment.

 

The Supreme Court should strike down the Buffalo Sabres under the punishment clause.