| forest-spirit said: Hm, a law that punishes stupidity. I'm fine with that. Seriously, just don't be a worthless idiot and you'll be fine. |
| Flilix said: The fine for sexism can vary from €50 to €1000. So the majority of these €3000 is because of the other charges. |
Please, don't defend this just due to looking progressive or national pride. Like abolitionism regarding soliciting, defending this kind of micromanagement is demented.
Conina said:
The "Independant" missed something. That's not all he said. He also called her a "dirty whore" and told her to shut up: https://www.brigitte.de/aktuell/gesellschaft/belgien--erste-verurteilung-wegen-sexismus--11069304.html Even without this whole sexism debate... a €3000 penalty for that kind of insult is in the normal range in Europe. (or at least in Germany: https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/beleidigung-im-strassenverkehr/ ) It is also not unusual that you can go to jail if you ignore the penalty and don't pay up, even for the tiniest delicts. If you don't like the decision of the court, take it to a higher court. But letting the decision get legally binding and just wait what will happen next if you don't pay ain't very smart. |
So the fine actually was for "disrespecting the authority" then. I can deal with that.
| bubblegamer said: Americans that probably support Trump can spin Europe news however they want, its not like they get anything besides "we're better than everyone else" This man deserves it and as a dutch citizen i approve this action. |
Remind me to avert Northern Europe unless it's Denmark or the British Isles from now on...
Insulting ANYONE who isn't an officer or authority figure should not be fined under any circumstances. Ever. You're hearing that from a Spaniard. The people would go ballistic over here if this stuff was widespread.
