> Why do American police stop people so often? Multiple reasons, but the big one is money. There are a lot of places smaller than big cities who have massive r

> Why do American police stop people so often? Multiple reasons, but the big one is money. There are a lot of places smaller than big cities who have massive revenue problems. Turning cops into revenue generators seems to be the preferred solution. And then come second-order effects: private probation enforcement companies, private prisons, communications monopolies for private prisons... and they all lobby to keep and expand their pound of flesh. And you get this: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/02/24/debtors-prisons-then-and-now-faq https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/02/24/debtors-prison... But hey, freest country on earth, amirite?