A $200 dollar fine is nothing to someone on his salary. The fines should be relative to the income. For example, 1% of annual income rather than a flat fee of $200. I think this is what they do with traffic fines in Finland. $200 to a poor person may mean that the can't eat or pay their rent whereas $200 for Barnaby is nothing.
Maybe he just forgot? Anyone else would have been given a caution.
In the last lockdown I did exactly the same thing at a petrol station in St Arnaud, Vic - the grumpy male owner (about my age) went at me most aggressively - the amusing thing was that his own mask was pulled down below mouth level so he could better berate me.
People need to lighten up and perhaps say "Excuse me but you seem to have forgotten your mask" - it will get better results.
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Maybe he just forgot? Anyone else would have been given a caution.
In the last lockdown I did exactly the same thing at a petrol station in St Arnaud, Vic - the grumpy male owner (about my age) went at me most aggressively - the amusing thing was that his own mask was pulled down below mouth level so he could better berate me.
People need to lighten up and perhaps say "Excuse me but you seem to have forgotten your mask" - it will get better results.
Yep I wouldn't mind a dollar for every time I've said "mate, you forgot your safety glasses".
IMO the general population has been pretty good overall. Hard to convince people to wear PPE.
But in barnacles case my bet is he would ask for copper to give him the fine. Huge PR opportunity and to him $200 is peanuts.
I think it's about time that the fines are relevant to the daily income like they do in some European countries. That way, the rich people wouldn't just laugh off a $200 fine that would put a poor person further into poverty.
