Taxpayers foot the bill for the entire justice system; why should this one part be some individual's responsibility? This is a service that is required to be un

Taxpayers foot the bill for the entire justice system; why should this one part be some individual's responsibility? This is a service that is required to be universal: it has to be applied regardless of the individual's ability to pay for it. It's considered good fun to punish victims of the justice system by making them pay for it, but this is ultimately a ruinous policy.