In theory, that sounds correct. But the police shouldnt be able to steal stuff and get funding from it. That's is an adverse incentive for them to follow the ru

In theory, that sounds correct. But the police shouldnt be able to steal stuff and get funding from it. That's is an adverse incentive for them to follow the rules. It's very clear this is a simple thing that they do to raise money, from the many many stories about small police departments pulling over poor people fishing for cash.