> These are (probably) justified, punitive fees imposed on an individual for some kind of offense against the law (and by extension, the public). It's not the c

> These are (probably) justified, punitive fees imposed on an individual for some kind of offense against the law (and by extension, the public). It's not the case that the police are extorting people that are behind on their rent/credit card payments or something. John Oliver did an entertaining segment on bail at one point. It presents some good examples of what can go wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU > Whoa there, hold on a second. That's not what's going on at all. We already have de-facto debtors prisons, this is just making it easier to get people into them.