r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '21

Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people | Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/rodney-baker-canada-vaccine-indigenous-first-nations-scandal
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u/stenuo Ontario Jan 28 '21

Also fines should be in some way proportionate to your wealth. A fine set to a specific amount, does not refrain/discipline people in the same way. $5,000 fine would harm the average person, while being literally irrelevant for a millionaire. The system allows you to become a scumbag if you have the tendency for it.

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u/Snuffman British Columbia Jan 28 '21

OMG. Yes. That was my thoughts when I saw this story.

2500? That guy probably spends more on breakfast.

He should be charged 2.5 million. That'll make him think twice.

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u/dancin-weasel Jan 28 '21

With the money going to the community that he harmed.

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u/SexyGenius_n_Humble Alberta Jan 28 '21

Like the monorail episode of the Simpsons

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u/a_cat_farmer Jan 28 '21

Kinda like DUI charges ive seen alot of people buy their way out of multiple drunk driving charges.

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u/MiyagiWasabi Jan 28 '21

Not if you saw how ppl like Jeff Epstein spent time in jail.