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Finnish sausage king makes history with giant speeding fine
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| Tue, Feb 10, 2004
Posted on 02/10/2004 4:16:02 PM PST by presidio9
Finland's sausage king, a 27-year-old millionaire, set a new national record when he was served up a 170,000-euro (216,000-dollar) fine for speeding, it was reported.
Jussi Salonoja was caught last Thursday motoring along at 80 kilometers per hour (50 miles an hour) in a zone limited to half that speed, the Finnish tabloid Iiltalehti said on its internet site.
The price of the fine was scaled to his income, in conformity with Finnish law on traffic violations.
Salonoja, heir to a sausage empire, was already fined 40,000 euros back in 2000 for cruising at 200 kilometers per hour on the motorway, the daily Helsingin Sanomat said.
This week he dethroned record-holder Jaakko Rysola, an internet millionaire, who had to pay 80,000 euros in 2000 for a traffic violation.
Anssi Vanjoki, another Finnish millionaire and a former board member at mobile telephone maker Nokia (news - web sites), nearly scooped the record in 2002 when he was slapped with a 116,000-euro fine for speeding on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
But Vanjoki successfully pleaded that his income had dropped after the bust of the telecom sector, leaving the former high-cost record intact.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: hotdog; weinermobile
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:16:05 PM PST
by
presidio9
To: Abe Froman
Somebody wants to challenge you to a drag race I think.
Suggested vehicle:
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:19:21 PM PST
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: presidio9
Okay, the Finns (and the Germans, who also follow the practice of levvying traffic fines according to income) have this bit right. But when are they just gonna take this guy's licence AWAY?
80km, or 50mph, in a zone designated 25mph - I know places you'd lose your licence for that.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:20:21 PM PST
by
KangarooJacqui
(Deliver us from evil... vote Conservative.)
To: Charles Henrickson
Wotta weenie.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:22:42 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(My baloney has a first name: it's J-u-s-s-i....)
To: KangarooJacqui; martin_fierro
He crossed the Finnish line.
To: martin_fierro
Well, that's what you get for hot-dogging it all the way to the Finnish line.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:26:12 PM PST
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: KangarooJacqui
Are you kidding, why would they take away his license when they can get these kinds of fees out of him when he drives. Just follow him everywhere he goes.
To: presidio9
I do the jail time if I were him. Let the socailist state fed him, instead of feeding off of him.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:29:24 PM PST
by
jpsb
(Nominated 1994 "Worst writer on the net")
To: presidio9; Charles Henrickson
Jussi Salonoja Roughly translates to "Juicy Salami".
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:30:42 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(My baloney has a first name: it's J-u-s-s-i....)
To: presidio9
Them Finns must be communisms or sump'in like that. How dare they fine rich folks meaningfully, just for breaking the law.
10
posted on
02/10/2004 4:35:01 PM PST
by
per loin
To: martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson
Somehow, I had a feeling this thread would bring out the wurst in people.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:38:13 PM PST
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does)
To: ican'tbelieveit
Oh, man, if we had that & Bill Gates got a ticket, can you imagine?
12
posted on
02/10/2004 4:40:01 PM PST
by
norraad
("What light!">Blues Brothers)
To: presidio9
WHAT?!Speeding fines are scaled to income in some European countries?
Let me get this straight. If you are of modest means, it's more acceptable to endanger other citizens than if you are well-off? Unbelievable. Socialism, as it inevitably will, has truly run amok here.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:41:36 PM PST
by
southernnorthcarolina
("Yes, but other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?")
To: presidio9
"Somehow, I had a feeling this thread would bring out the wurst in people."
It'll only be the brats causing problems.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:41:47 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(The Gravy Train makes unscheduled stops.)
To: presidio9
"Well it could have been worse. They could have stopped me in Finland!"
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:41:58 PM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I got my 401(k) statement - Up 28.02% in 2003 - Thanks to tax cuts and the Bush recovery)
To: presidio9; Charles Henrickson
You brat.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:42:30 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Shhh. Navel contemplation in progress)
To: norraad
I'm sure this article has given any number of American liberals a reason to live -- a new way to screw the rich.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:42:58 PM PST
by
zoyd
(Hi, I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)
To: presidio9
The price of the fine was scaled to his income, in conformity with Finnish law on traffic violations.Imagine if they did that here. The state of Washington would have a satellite tracking Bill Gates to hit him for a billion dollars a whack.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:45:58 PM PST
by
#3Fan
To: presidio9
Sounds like the Finns are the wiennies in this case. I can't imagine a sliding scale for fines.
But now I know why the old USSR considered the Finns to be a part of Russia - only a socialist could tolerate such a travesty.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:53:36 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon liberty, it is essential to examine principles - -)
To: GladesGuru
From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. Marxism writ small, in this case.
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posted on
02/10/2004 4:57:10 PM PST
by
southernnorthcarolina
("Yes, but other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?")
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