Monday 4th March 2002

Nokia Fine Slashed

The Nokia exec fined over £75K for speeding (see here) has had his fine reduced to around £3500 on appeal.

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This issue really gets my goat. Courts should not be told what a persons income/assets are when handing out sentences, whether it be for a motoring offence or any other. If Person A rapes someone, should their sentence be reduced because they're hard up? Or increased because they are wealthy? No. Punishments should fit the crime, and not be swayed by a persons ability to pay or conversly any mitigating sob story.