Published on Nov 4, 2015 by InstituteForJustice
Pagedale specifically budgets to receive a large percentage of its revenue from fines and fees. By targeting a certain amount of revenue from fines and fees from its residents, Pagedale turns policing on its head. Rather than react to conditions to ensure that the public is protected and wrongdoers punished, Pagedale sets a revenue goal and then uses its code enforcement powers to achieve it.
http://ij.org/case/pagedale-municipal…
Graph source: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/cr…
It all goes back to the principal of bullying. As long as the people of this country keep allowing the enemy force in occupation to trample their rights and steal from them, this kind of criminal activity will continue.