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They want to increase the revenue from speeding tickets from 60 kUSD to 250 kUSD. That sounds promising, wasn't there a town in North Florida that got slapped w
by HarryHirsch 7y ago
They want to increase the revenue from speeding tickets from 60 kUSD to 250 kUSD. That sounds promising, wasn't there a town in North Florida that got slapped with a consent decree because it relied on traffic fines as well for revenue and went completely overboard with speed traps?
Farming motorists for revenue really does wonders for the perception of law enforcement.
- rhizome 7y agoHere's a recent dive into the problem: https://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-addicted-to-fines.html https://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-addicted-to-fin...