We've always been there. We lock people up pre-trial, sometimes for months if they cannot pay. People lose jobs and have trouble caring for children and so muc

We've always been there. We lock people up pre-trial, sometimes for months if they cannot pay. People lose jobs and have trouble caring for children and so much more while this happens. You can lose a job if you get arrested. This happens before trial. We (Americans) don't really regulate the folks that do criminal background checks, so that arrest can cost you later too. Civil forfeiture is legal. Though some places have reined it in, not everywhere requires a guilty verdict in a criminal trial to take your stuff. And as a "bonus", the standards for proof are lower in civil proceedings than they are for criminal ones. In many areas, you can get fired for any reason, so all it takes is a boss that suspects you of something. Even if they cannot prove it, they can site loss of trust.