Alex Tabarrok comments on the rather remarkable caseload of Fergusons municipal court: You don’t get $321 in fines and fees and 3 warrants per household from an about-average crime rate. You get numbers like this from bullshit arrests for jaywalking and constant “low level harassment involving traffic stops, court appearances, high fines, and the threat of jail for failure to pay.” If you have money, for example, you can easily get a speeding ticket converted to a non-moving violation. But if you don’t have money it’s often the start of a downward spiral that is hard to pull out of....If you are arrested and jailed you will probably lose your job and perhaps also your apartment—all because of a speeding ticket. Source: Mother Jones Fergusons police department issues three warrants per household per year as part of a moneymaking scheme that makes millions for the city.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:39:09 +0000
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