50:1 is just the proportion of road users, of people who actually harm anyone else then it's nearer 1000's to one. Given a fine ratio of 1:2, this is clearly disproportionate.
Ok so it's disproportionate. They were still breaking the law.
Do we care when coppers set up speed traps on motorways? That unfairly targets car drivers and leaves cyclists, horse riders and tractor owners gleefully speeding around like the maniacs they are.
How often do you see sniffer dogs are Brixton tube vs. Ealing Common? Does anyone complain about that? Those poor south Londoners have enough to worry about don't they with the dragons and such.
Ok so it's disproportionate. They were still breaking the law.
Do we care when coppers set up speed traps on motorways? That unfairly targets car drivers and leaves cyclists, horse riders and tractor owners gleefully speeding around like the maniacs they are.
How often do you see sniffer dogs are Brixton tube vs. Ealing Common? Does anyone complain about that? Those poor south Londoners have enough to worry about don't they with the dragons and such.