It's never gonna be perfect I agree but there's more to it than just weapon price - Rebels get camped so it's risky and it's also time consuming to re-gear etc so there's also a convenience aspect to it all. If my weapon is ~150k and my bounty is 200k - I'll probably pay it. Yeah, it's cool to get a reduction or whatever but there's more to it than just weapon cost.
My whole point, and linked to what you said earlier, is that why would any one even attempt to RP or have less toxic interactions with APD if they're just going to seize your shit before you even get put in their car never mind make it to APD and once you get there, they just talk AT you, not TO you and won't even attempt to RP or have a little fun and do a trial by combat etc. I'm going to do everything I can to kill them as soon as I get the chance because I know that nothing good is going to come of it (any by good I mean RP/fun interaction, I don't mean it won't be fun paying a ticket etc).