The kind of infraction today that would give you a fine, in those days would result in your tongue being cut out, your ears being cut off, you being blinded, a hand being chopped off and so on.
За то нарушение, за которое сегодня вам выпишут штраф, в те времена вам вырезали бы язык, отрезали уши, ослепили, отрубили бы руку и так далее.