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The linked article (the Japolnik blogspam adds nothing but removes plenty -- see the original al.com article) gives a wrong impression, but this is a classic So
by defaultname 5y ago
The linked article (the Japolnik blogspam adds nothing but removes plenty -- see the original al.com article) gives a wrong impression, but this is a classic Southern small-town policing tactic of extorting outsiders. The citizens in the town love it because all of this stuff is paid for by everyone who just happens to drive through.
This should be dealt with by higher levels of government -- it is gross, rank corruption -- however higher levels of government are drunk on civil forfeiture.
- cptnapalm 5y agoI'm in Louisiana and during an evacuation, there was a small-to-the-point-of-not-even-being-a-town had its cops pulling everyone over who went above the 25 MPH speed limit. The speed limit elsewhere was 45 to 50.
- omegaham 5y agoYep. If you're looking for a musical explanation, the 1975 Hoyt Axton song "Speed Trap" explains it pretty well. It's been going on forever. The only solution is for the state government to pass laws that force ticket revenue away from the towns that employ the cops. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnXgcutfz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnXgcutfz0