Just on that note—because I've worked for probation and parole services for many years—there are people who turn their lives around. If they didn't pay their fines, often it's because of the fact that they were poor and couldn't do it. They had maybe a very low income.
The other piece that is very important here is that.... When I sat on the health committee, over and over again we heard that people need better benefits when they get sick or when they have caregivers. I think that's where the focus should be, and not on the very small percentage that this legislative change will actually impact.
I really sympathize with victims. Like I said, I worked in probation and parole for 13 years. I think what we need to do is, instead of saying this is all about the criminals, we have to realize that if we want the criminals to get rehabilitated, they need to access to their dollars.