Re:Police in tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘blac...
by Buge on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:36PM
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The 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.
Re:Police in tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘blac...
by trothamel on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:54PM
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https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5Ge7V/2/
They're probably financing a lot of the rest of the town, too.
Re:Police in tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘blac...
by wavefunction on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:46PM
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It has been dealt with at the state level just this past summer:
https://www.wkrg.com/local-news/new-alabama-law-limits-polic...
This sounds like a rogue police force of organized criminals.
Re:Police in tiny Alabama town suck drivers into legal ‘blac...
by ansible on Thursday January 20, 2022 @04:08PM
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In 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.
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.