@admittedlyhuman @UncredibleHallq but not proportional to how much that behavior costs society. So legal battles instead of improvement
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Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq I don't understand. do you think improvement would be more likely with lower damages?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq the whole idea is they will improve out of fear of a costly legal battle.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman@UncredibleHallq i bet people are way less likely to dispute a 100 dollar ticket than a 10 thousand dollar one1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq but am I more likely to change my behavior in fear of a $100 ticket? That seems insane.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq cost of a lawsuit is min(damages, cost to fight + odds of losing * damages).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq as damages go up that number can only go up.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman@UncredibleHallq you're forgetting the cost in not risking lawsuits over minor violations.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@UncredibleHallq let's try to make something clear - do you think higher damages are more or less effective at changing behavior?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @admittedlyhuman
@admittedlyhuman punitive damages are like making sentences all x-life. 6 months to life, 5 to life, up to the judge.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@drethelin Sometimes it's dollar-for-dollar rational (hence arguably non-negligent) to let a few people die. Punies reflect horror of this.
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