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What is the price of your safety?
He put a target on their backs while preaching to a bunch of gun enthusiasts. That money is going to security detail for the rest of their lives.
If a poor(er) person points a gun at my head threatening to kill me, I won't receive hundreds of millions of cash for compensation. But if a billionaire does it I do? Why is the height of the compensation depending on the criminal?
The penalty must be dependent on the offender, sure. Giuliani should pay a way higher fine than an average worker. Because a fine of $ 5,000 would mean nothing to him.
But for the victim it should be more important how big of a damage happened. A serious trauma is a serious trauma, no matter how rich the other side is.
If the penalty is higher than the compensation, the money should go to the state IMO.
It's not just the billionaire himself they have to watch out for, it's lots of random unhinged individuals
Find me a poor person that can leverage an army of people, and I'll reconsider your hypothetical.