Actually this sort of policing is inspired by a Rent Seeking government at whatever level this "enforcement" is.
Eliminate the possibility of property transference to the governmental agency, and all of a sudden the coppers will become highly competent and non offensive citizens will be ignored.
Hmm, maybe more like a “process is the lottery ticket” case then. More than meets the eye, it isn’t just a case of fuzz that is ignorant or even has a chip on the shoulder.