&gt; Councilman Felix Barker pointed out that the extra cash the city had brought in far exceeded the cost of jailing all those people. “We increased the profits,” he said.<p>Uh, that&#x27;s not what police are supposed to be. They are not supposed to be a revenue source.<p>&gt; “You have a heart and you feel for those people,” he said. “The judge could charge a dollar. I don’t care.”<p>Except he can&#x27;t, there are minimum fines and they will only go down to that level. Other times it could be a dismissal fee, but other than that, no.