[craigmi]

You could say this about pretty much anything with fines involved.

"It's OK for the rich to park on double yellow lines, litter in the streets, etc.."

[cies]

Yes, I totally agree (and often argue) that fines that are not income/wealth-variable are a way to give liberty to the rich while restricting the poor. Only Norway has a system like this, afaik.

[orbitur]

Yes. That is one of the correct ways to frame this problem.