Glad to see Ferguson and the surrounding areas have learned something..

[cmadrid]

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.

[tp4tissue]

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 ..

[cmadrid]

Title of thread may be a touch sarcastic

[HoffmanMyster]

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.  :|

[demik]

protecting the public doesn't line crooked pockets.

[tp4tissue]

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...

[greath]

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.

[baldgye]

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?

[HoffmanMyster]

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.  :-/

[katushkin]

What the hell is a non-moving violation?

[demik]

What the hell is a non-moving violation?

Parking tickets. Tint. Petty ****.