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.
dorian said
12:46 PM Jun 29, 2021
I expect that some TV station will now pay him $$$ to tell us all about it ... again.
DMaxer said
01:07 PM Jun 29, 2021
Like everything else, it would be someone else's fault. Just put it on the office expenses. All taken care of.
The reality is that the general public have been fined $200 because we will be paying it.
-- Edited by DMaxer on Tuesday 29th of June 2021 01:25:20 PM
Mike Harding said
08:35 AM Jun 30, 2021
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.
oldbloke said
08:47 AM Jun 30, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
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.
bgt said
11:09 AM Jun 30, 2021
It wouldn't even be in the news if it was anyone but him.
oldbloke said
08:46 PM Jun 30, 2021
bgt wrote:
It wouldn't even be in the news if it was anyone but him.
Agree. Media delivers what it thinks is news.
A copper dies on the job its all over the media. Daily ordinary people die at work......never gets a mention.
Road fatalty,,,,,allover the TV
Buzz Lightbulb said
09:55 AM Jul 1, 2021
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.
It really annoys me that politicians think that they are above the law:
Barnaby Joyce fined $200 for not wearing mask in breach of COVID-19 health orders
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-29/barnaby-joyce-fined-for-not-wearing-mask-in-nsw-covid-19-breach/100251944
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.
I expect that some TV station will now pay him $$$ to tell us all about it ... again.
Like everything else, it would be someone else's fault. Just put it on the office expenses. All taken care of.
The reality is that the general public have been fined $200 because we will be paying it.
-- Edited by DMaxer on Tuesday 29th of June 2021 01:25:20 PM
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.
Agree. Media delivers what it thinks is news.
A copper dies on the job its all over the media. Daily ordinary people die at work......never gets a mention.
Road fatalty,,,,,allover the TV
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.
I wonder what "Karen" has to say:
https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/politicians-slam-woman-who-refused-to-wear-mask-in-melbourne-bunnings-c-1195076