They don't pay fines, come on. What is the government going to do? Garnishee their wages? Ruin their credit score? Prevent them from taking out a huge mortgage?

They don't pay fines, come on. What is the government going to do? Garnishee their wages? Ruin their credit score? Prevent them from taking out a huge mortgage? It's absurd that the police spend so much time and money "fining" people for things that they're just going to do again anyway. The solution involves not fining people, but instead having a system that can help treat the problems they have, not just throw them in jail over and over.