Comment by rayiner

This is a problem with trying to enforce the law against people who have no money. This is quite a problem with traffic violations. In many states, people get sent to jail over unpaid speeding tickets, not because speeding tickets are punishable with jail time, but because they don't pay the ticket, don't show up to court to address the ticket, don't respond when their license gets suspended, and eventually get pulled over for driving on a suspended license. On one hand, it doesn't seem like people should go to jail for this sort of thing. On the other hand, how exactly are you supposed to encourage compliance from people who can't afford to pay fines and penalties?