Illogical fines are cruel to desperate people

So, our response to someone economically desperate enough to dig through my nasty garbage in hopes of finding a few cents worth of cans is to slap them with a monetary fine they will never be able to pay? This is both illogical and cruel. I object.

This story was originally published September 21, 2016 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Illogical fines are cruel to desperate people."