... where the penalty is a fine. This has been criticised as people may just pay the fines all the time as they are small. Individual liberty is not under threat. It may be cheaper paying fines then changing bad working area therefore there is little deterrent. It has also been criticised that although many strict liability offences are far lesser crimes then rape etc, some do impose a severe fine or penalty e.g. Gammon. Strict liability offences tend to be less stigmatic therefore there is no threat unlike murder etc. Bearing in mind strict liability has also been criticised. Many argue that how can strict liability be justified when a person has taken reasonable care to avoid committing the offence and to protect the public. Many argue that strict liability should only be imposed when mens rea is hard to prove e.g. rape. Even when the penalty is small the conviction itself ...

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