The cops should protect, not endanger. America we have a problem…
Arrested for busted taillights. Tased during a stop for missing plates. Jailed over tinted windows. Across the U.S., towns rely on traffic ticket revenue for their budgets — and to pay the salaries of the officers responsible for finding violations. nyti.ms/3GwjCoS

Nov 1, 2021 · 3:45 AM UTC

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And once you're "in the system" there's no telling how much further your life can spiral downward.
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Common ground we agree on.
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Agree that tickets shouldn’t be fundraisers, but it’s still dumb to suggest someone got tazed for missing plates. Got pulled over for missing plates. Got tazed for doing something stupid.
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Maybe we should be worrying about those that break the law, rather than those who uphold the law. It seems the larger problem at this point. ie:Chicago,NY, Seattle,La, etc. etc. etc.
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Yes ... It becomes a ... VICIOUS CIRCLE ... and the American People are ... paying for it ... both in MONEY and BLOOD!
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A very big problem: Starved small town governments raising money from busted tail lights, while Bezos and Musk spend billions to go to space.
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I always wondered who would protect the people from domestic terrorism and thought law enforcement would do so. Now I’m not sure.
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A (small) step in the right direction whyy.org/articles/to-improve…
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