The golden rule appears in many religions in different ways, but can be summed up as “treat others how you want to be treated”. However, I’ve seen it misused in some extreme ways in the past. What’s the most out-of-left-field way you’ve seen it used?
Many fines are just a tax on the poor and would fall under this.
I had a buddy who was rich, like fuck-you rich. He’d park his hummer wherever he felt like it (handicapped spots, up on the curb, etc), and every week he’d take his stack of parking tickets and write a cheque.
A lot of wealthy people are like this. They have no concept of what $100 is worth to an average person, and if the only punishment for something is a monetary fine, it’s effectively permissable for them.