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handmade34 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 02:49 PM
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fined according to financial worth in Switzerland
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/record-speeding-fine-dents-swiss-bank-account/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8446545.stm

"A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court"
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 02:52 PM
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1. Interesting way to do things....
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 03:07 PM
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2. it's been around for many many years
it IS wrong to do so, unless you have 1 brazillion percent faith that the justice system would never ever cheat or single somebody out to make up a budget shortfall. . . .

And nobody can say that.
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 03:44 PM
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3. Good for the Swiss.
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