Note also that the rather extreme, even by American standards, racial disparities in Ferguson policing were driven by the city refusing to levy sufficient taxes

Note also that the rather extreme, even by American standards, racial disparities in Ferguson policing were driven by the city refusing to levy sufficient taxes, and funding itself instead on extractive fines and court fees (the latter not even requiring a proof of guilt, you'd be charged said fees just for being hauled in front of a judge).