Another excuse to raise money by tax farming the poor, otherizing some group as undesirables then targeting them with draconian fines, seizures, and criminal charges.
The way policing is done in this country has to change, and first in our blue cities. It does nothing for public safety using the police to raise money, if anything it detracts from it. We shouldn’t allow this behavior, if city leaders want to raise money they need to do it through taxes where we can collectively agree on a more fair framework for it, rather than stealing it from the vulnerable.
This is just another excuse for cops to fine/arrest/oppress people. Utter bullshit.
Another excuse to raise money by tax farming the poor, otherizing some group as undesirables then targeting them with draconian fines, seizures, and criminal charges.
The way policing is done in this country has to change, and first in our blue cities. It does nothing for public safety using the police to raise money, if anything it detracts from it. We shouldn’t allow this behavior, if city leaders want to raise money they need to do it through taxes where we can collectively agree on a more fair framework for it, rather than stealing it from the vulnerable.