Unless these are rich kids, the specific amount is probably a bit excessive. It’s not really humane to keep someone in debt for a decade for something they did as a minor, especially something that, while certainly harmful and deserving discouragement, isn’t exactly arson.
It also found that the teens’ parents had “failed to fulfil their duty of guardianship” and ordered that they bear the compensation, state media reported.
This includes 2m yuan for operational and reputational damage, 130,000 yuan to one of the caterers for tableware losses and cleaning expenses, and 70,000 yuan in legal costs.
Exactly. The only way this doesn’t seem really excessive to me is if it’s like that €100,000 speeding ticket in Finland that made the news because they assign a penalty based on either income or net worth (I forgot which)
Unless these are rich kids, the specific amount is probably a bit excessive. It’s not really humane to keep someone in debt for a decade for something they did as a minor, especially something that, while certainly harmful and deserving discouragement, isn’t exactly arson.
Looks like it’s the parents on the hook for it
Exactly. The only way this doesn’t seem really excessive to me is if it’s like that €100,000 speeding ticket in Finland that made the news because they assign a penalty based on either income or net worth (I forgot which)