Reminds me of this article about the link between excessive policing of traffic offenses, police as a profit center, and getting a huge chunk of your budget from your poorest citizens:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;police-shootings-traffic-stops-excessive-fines" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;police-shootings...</a><p>Once you lose sight of &#x27;Protect and serve&#x27;, things can go very wrong.