I love how a bunch of laws be like:

"This offense is punishable with up to thirty years of jail time inside a pit with a thousand snakes, or a fine of up to $125"

I assume part of it is because many fines don't come with an inflation adjustment

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

nf.td/varun

That, and also they are very rarely revenue-adjusted either... In a society with a very wide band of income/wealth, the cost of a fine is not the same for everyone!

And because pits of snakes must not truly exist