Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: Enforce Fines

[Elliott Hird <penguinofthegods@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 15 Dec 2008, at 17:11, Jamie Dallaire wrote:

> we can, but that is a really long process. from the time an  
> individual is
> convicted and given a fine, it would take 4 ndays of waiting to see  
> whether
> or not e pays the fine within a jiffy, then a minimum of 4 more  
> ndays of
> consulting to affirm that indeed, e did not pay the fine within a  
> jiffy,
> thus we should throw em in jail.
>
> That's 8 ndays if we're really efficient. That essentially means  
> that anyone
> convicted at the start of the nweek can effectively delay payment  
> and stay
> our of jail until the start of the next voting period. We should  
> have a more
> responsive mechanism than this.

The jail for not paying a fine should be very long - a month or so? -  
so that
the incentive for paying off a fine is great.
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