"They shouldn't have to." Fighting in an arena shouldn't even be an option, it makes Steph feel sick and angry and now she wants to punch something. "Normal people don't brand criminals, they put them in prison and try to help them reform. They definitely don't let them fight."

And that's not even considering the fact that some of these criminals may only be so because they questioned the militia. If Steph thought too hard about that she might do something stupid like rushing into the Arena to try to free everyone.