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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: cmadrid on Tue, 26 May 2015, 19:05:43

Title: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: cmadrid on Tue, 26 May 2015, 19:05:43: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/municipalities-ticket-for-trees-and-toys-as-traffic-revenue-declines/article_42739be7-afd1-5f66-b325-e1f654ba9625.html

The state has passed a law to strictly limit how much money municipalities can raise via traffic tickets, so they have decided to instead dramatically increase the number of non-moving violation tickets they write to make up the money.
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 May 2015, 19:09:08: Except this amount is probably the maximum amount they would've gotten from racial discriminant ticketing. THUS, the wolf has upgraded to sheep's cloth #2 ..
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: cmadrid on Tue, 26 May 2015, 20:29:07: Title of thread may be a touch sarcastic
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:04:21: Perhaps they should focus less on making money and more on...protecting the public?

Just a random thought I had.

Sorry to hear the problems are ongoing, cmadrid. :|
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: demik on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:06:19: protecting the public doesn't line crooked pockets.
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:11:17: Quote from: demik on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:06:19
protecting the public doesn't line crooked pockets.

yup..

The desire for pleasure will always be strong than that of justice.

Drug/Sex/Alcohol

The reason all such sins exist under the guard of the most powerful military on earth is proof that we are hopelessly emotional...
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: greath on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:34:38: I think there's a bit of a chicken/egg situation too. Seems like everyone keeps complaining about the corrupt police force, which I get because they are doing some pretty unscrupulous things, but honestly would you strive to do your job well knowing the people you worked for hated you?

I have sympathy for police in modern America. They need to quickly get their asses in check, but I can see how easy it would be for them not really give a **** about their communities with their precedent and the prejudice held against them.
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 27 May 2015, 03:53:10: Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:04:21
Perhaps they should focus less on making money and more on...protecting the public?

Just a random thought I had.

Isn't that what the tanks are for?
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 27 May 2015, 08:09:41: Quote from: baldgye on Wed, 27 May 2015, 03:53:10
Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 26 May 2015, 22:04:21
Perhaps they should focus less on making money and more on...protecting the public?

Just a random thought I had.
Isn't that what the tanks are for?

It would seem that that's what some police forces believe. :-/
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 27 May 2015, 11:50:54: What the hell is a non-moving violation?
Title: Re: Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..
Post by: demik on Wed, 27 May 2015, 12:23:32: Quote from: katushkin on Wed, 27 May 2015, 11:50:54
What the hell is a non-moving violation?

Parking tickets. Tint. Petty ****.