The justice system is set up BY lawyers FOR lawyers and they may as well be speaking Martian for the most part, as far as the average punter is concerned anyway.
You're right about the money thing; how many people simply 'roll over' in court and take whatever fine is handed down simply to move on, get back to work and get on with their lives? Plenty. Many more don't even take it to court, they simply pay up and shut up, regardless of the circumstances.
Bully-boy cops know that Joe Average can't afford to fight trumped up charges and even if he can he can't be arsed or might lose his job for taking too much time off. They play on that aspect big time and oh how the money rolls in.
Lastly, even if you are 100% sure you're right and have a (reasonable) lawyer you're up against it when a cop lies in the dock. Try and prove that!!!!
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