&gt; These are (probably) justified, punitive fees imposed on an individual for some kind of offense against the law (and by extension, the public). It&#x27;s not the case that the police are extorting people that are behind on their rent&#x2F;credit card payments or something.<p>John Oliver did an entertaining segment on bail at one point. It presents some good examples of what can go wrong: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IS5mwymTIJU</a><p>&gt; Whoa there, hold on a second. That&#x27;s not what&#x27;s going on at all.<p>We already have de-facto debtors prisons, this is just making it easier to get people into them.