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0 pointsjimnotgym5y ago0 comments

That is not correct. This is the penalty for wilfully screwing it up, and refusing to engage with the regulator when challenged. The most likely outcome of being reported is some advice from the regulator about how to comply.

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neximo645y ago

> 'wilfully'

subjective and at the discretion of the accuser.

There's a saying somewhere:

Simple rules give rise to complex behaviour.

Complex rules give rise to simplistic behaviour.

anoncake5y ago

So you think the law shouldn't make a difference between murder and accidents either?

thereisnospork5y ago

Are you volunteering your site to be the test case?

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thereisnospork5y ago

> This is the penalty for wilfully screwing it up

It isn't incidental that the penalty for being accused of willfully screwing it up is quite high: having to defend oneself against a 20 million dollar judgement.

anoncake5y ago

By now it should be known that doesn't happen.

thereisnospork5y ago

Says who? Even if it doesn't today, what authoritative source says it won't tomorrow?

You can't act surprised when people drive 55 in a 65mph zone because 'no one gets a 20 million dollar ticket for accidentally doing 5 over.'

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neximo645y ago

> 'wilfully'

subjective and at the discretion of the accuser.

There's a saying somewhere:

Simple rules give rise to complex behaviour.

Complex rules give rise to simplistic behaviour.

anoncake5y ago

So you think the law shouldn't make a difference between murder and accidents either?

thereisnospork5y ago

Are you volunteering your site to be the test case?

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thereisnospork5y ago

> This is the penalty for wilfully screwing it up

It isn't incidental that the penalty for being accused of willfully screwing it up is quite high: having to defend oneself against a 20 million dollar judgement.

anoncake5y ago

By now it should be known that doesn't happen.

thereisnospork5y ago

Says who? Even if it doesn't today, what authoritative source says it won't tomorrow?

You can't act surprised when people drive 55 in a 65mph zone because 'no one gets a 20 million dollar ticket for accidentally doing 5 over.'

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