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I'm surprised about my lack of being surprised of this existing in (some parts of) the USA. How can law enforcement function if it's not separated from profit,

• thephyber 9y ago
  > How can law enforcement function There are many critics that don't think it's possible. 40% of local city budgets go towards "law enforcement" (the aggregate of police, prosecutors, courts, and jails). Many rural sheriff departments are largely dependent upon speed traps and "Civil Asset Forfeiture" confiscations of people just driving through. However, I don't consider the "get out of jail free" card as evidence of a pay-to-play. There is no legal mechanism to enforce this, and in fact it's probably illegal for a police officer to enforce it if the crime is sufficiently problematic (there is always a little wiggle room with "prosecutorial discretion"). Additionally, it's likely that any money raised goes towards a "charitable" organization, as opposed to the police department's budget or directly into the pockets of police officers.