(09-27-2019, 08:35 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(09-27-2019, 07:33 PM)jeffster Wrote: It seems to me that Waterloo is more interested in making some coin rather than actually dealing with the issue. Ticket as many offenders as possible, hoping that 50% of them were honest with their details, free cash for city coffers.
I’m not entirely sure the economics of that idea work out. How many tickets would they have to issue to cover the cost of the operation?
Depends on how much they intend on fining people. Say $250 for whatever they feel they can do is 'reasonable' and enough of a deterrent in 2021, multiply that by 1,500 (7% of the attendee's) is $375,000 minus enforcement cost (and assume 50% actually pay) so perhaps around $175,000 for coffers. I'd still bank though that many would take that risk as rather small, especially if they intend on fighting it. I mean, if I was a 19 or 20 year old, and perhaps came from a modest enough income, $250 is a small risk to have an awesome time with a lot of peers of my age. A pub crawl will cost almost as much. But I don't think Waterloo has calculated the cost associated with potentially many, if not most, of the party goers fighting the charges, plus any that gave false information and the consequences of that -- especially if they do link it to your drivers license.