The problem with fines as an enforcement mechanism is that incidents are rare and big.
Fines work when they are assured, fast, and high. But because the incident that triggers fines is not the actual behaviour, but only its later consequences, it's too easy to put off security "for some other time".
It's like a single superhero randomly killing shoplifters every few months: the penalty is far disproportionate, yet the policy is still not going to stop anyone.
Fines work when they are assured, fast, and high. But because the incident that triggers fines is not the actual behaviour, but only its later consequences, it's too easy to put off security "for some other time".
It's like a single superhero randomly killing shoplifters every few months: the penalty is far disproportionate, yet the policy is still not going to stop anyone.