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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy
Folks..it was just on the national news this past week that due to the economic turndown the police are resorting to increased ticket writing as a revenue generator since the projected sources of money that were planned in the budget are not happening as a direct result of the economy. So I really doubt its due to any particular segment of people complaining to the cops. Its just business.
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I gotta tell you, that last little bit disturbs me. Let me state up front that I'm not trying to single you out, ZKindaGuy. The sentiment you express is commonly shared by many people. But it is this commonality of the sentiment that has me shaking my head. Are we really at a point in this society where we just casually and obediently shrug off a state-sanctioned shake-down as no big deal, business as usual? I mean seriously. Shouldn't we be outraged that while we common folk already have to tighten our belts and cut back, our local governments just rub salt into the wound by treating us as an inexhaustible supply of revenue that they can just extort, much like a bully on a playground? When do we say enough is enough?
