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I'm not sure that would help. From the picture and some other information, it seems a lot of this is to police Interstate 22, which runs past the town. My guess
by trothamel 5y ago
I'm not sure that would help. From the picture and some other information, it seems a lot of this is to police Interstate 22, which runs past the town. My guess is the town sees fines from out-of-towners as a source of revenue, one that probably benefits the residents of the town proper.
This isn't a good thing, but it probably needs to be dealt at a state level, by passing laws preventing local officers from enforcing traffic laws on the interstate.
- Buge 5y agoThe police are financing themselves with the fines. Without the fines, they wouldn't be able to go from 1 officer to 8 officers in a single year.
- trothamel 5y agohttps://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5Ge7V/2/ https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5Ge7V/2/ They're probably financing a lot of the rest of the town, too.
- wavefunction 5y agoIt has been dealt with at the state level just this past summer: https://www.wkrg.com/local-news/new-alabama-law-limits-police-enforcement-and-other-ordinances-outside-city-jurisdictions/ https://www.wkrg.com/local-news/new-alabama-law-limits-polic... This sounds like a rogue police force of organized criminals.
- ansible 5y agoIn my state, it is the state police that have jurisdiction over all highways. For example, if you have a car accident, Based on where it is, the 911 people will dispatch the city, county or state police.