That's the nature of freedom when you impose costs on others, you need to be able to make them whole. Sort of intrinsic to the No Harm Principle.

Right, wrong, or whatever, welcome to America.

What, today, is stopping a billionaire from parking nearly anywhere they like and then just paying the fine, over and over? Or, beyond that, the quality of civil or criminal defense you can expect to receive is directly correlated to how much you're willing to pay.