What Really Matters...
Sometimes you can tell what a society truly values by the penalties it places on certain crimes. Take today's paper, for example:
Stiff Overhaul of Mine Safety Rules Passes Congress
The maximum civil penalty for violations of mine-safety regulations will rise to $220,000, from $60,000.
And then there was this:
Congress Increases Indecency Fines Tenfold
The bill would increase the maximum fines the Federal Communications Commission may levy for indecent content from the current $32,500 to $325,000 per incident.
Link includes picture of "Nipple-gate," and therefore may be NSFW... if you work for the FCC, anyway.
