Social Justice is a big part of who I am. I get so mad when i read it and read this > This means that poorer counties are more reliant on fines and fees produc

Social Justice is a big part of who I am. I get so mad when i read it and read this > This means that poorer counties are more reliant on fines and fees produced by municipal courts, which inevitably come from the poor residents of those areas. Those governments then put pressure on police departments to generate revenue by targeting residents for traffic offenses, jaywalking, and other misdemeanors and petty crimes... > The city got poorer. That meant less revenue from other sources. So the city sought more revenue by imposing more fines and fees on its citizens. Which of course only makes them poorer. > Private probation companies have a strong incentive to keep people on probation for as long as possible. I live in a poor city with a school district where 90% of the students qualify for free lunch. We are privatizing Public Education to also feed off the poor take the money out of the community and are rewarded if the Public School system does poorly.