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RichardCoulter · 17-04-2018, 18:23

Exactly. You can't (legally or morally) simply treat someones mental health or disability and the effects thereof with indifference or say that its some sort of excuse.

It would be like telling someone off with dementia for forgetting things and then accusing them of saying that they were using their condition as an excuse not to remember things!

Having said that, fining a multi millionaire 2/3 of his £130,000 weekly wage won't exactly leave him starving. Fining someone on the minimum or even average wage 2/3 of it would cause them more problems, despite the fine being much less.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,693	Re: TV host Ant McPartlin Found Guilty of Drink-driving Exactly. You can't (legally or morally) simply treat someones mental health or disability and the effects thereof with indifference or say that its some sort of excuse. It would be like telling someone off with dementia for forgetting things and then accusing them of saying that they were using their condition as an excuse not to remember things! Having said that, fining a multi millionaire 2/3 of his £130,000 weekly wage won't exactly leave him starving. Fining someone on the minimum or even average wage 2/3 of it would cause them more problems, despite the fine being much less. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 17-04-2018 at 19:17.