And the whole point was to, what? Imprison you? Because of your supposed 'sins'?

[There may be a heavy note of disapproval there. She didn't think highly of those who decided who got punished and how; that was up to the law to decide. It's an especially sore subject for her now, considering what's recently been revealed to her.]

They obviously thought very highly of themselves, if they thought they had that right.